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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002195
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Preferred Name

Capillaria

Definitions
A genus of trichuroid nematodes parasitic in the liver and intestines of many mammals and birds. Two species, C. hepatica and C. philippinensis, produce often fatal infections in man.
Synonyms
Capillarias
Hepaticola hepatica
Capillaria philippinensis
Skrjabinocapillaria
Skrjabinocapillarias
Capillaria hepatica
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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