Trichinella

Introduction: Trichinella

Description of Trichinella

Trichinella: A nematode genus in the aphasmid group that causes trichinosis in humans and other carnivores. [Mod. L. fr. trichina + dim. suffix ella]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Trichinella: genus of nemotode parasites; Trichinella spiralis is the etiologic agent of trichinosis.
Source: CRISP

Trichinella: A genus of parasitic nematodes that causes TRICHINOSIS in man and carnivores.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Trichinella:

Terms Similar to Trichinella:

• Trichina

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Trichinella:

• Trichinella spiralis

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Trichinella

• Trichuroidea

Source - MeSH 2007

• Nematoda

Source - CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Trichinella:

• trichinosis

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Trichinella

The following list attempts to classify Trichinella into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Animals
  • Invertebrates
    • Helminths
      • Nematoda
        • Adenophorea
          • Enoplida
            • Trichuroidea
              • Trichinella

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