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| Preferred Name | Toxocara | |
| Synonyms |
TOXOCARA Toxocara |
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| Definitions |
A genus of parasitic nematodes in the family Toxocaridae that is commonly found in the digestive tracts of carnivorous animals, with the final host being domestic animals. The typical route of infection is through ingestion of larvae contaminated soil. Human infections more frequently occur in children. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C125927 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
Any nematode parasite that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Toxocara genus level.
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| code |
C125927
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 |
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| Contributing_Source |
CDISC
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| DEFINITION |
A genus of parasitic nematodes in the family Toxocaridae that is commonly found in the digestive tracts of carnivorous animals, with the final host being domestic animals. The typical route of infection is through ingestion of larvae contaminated soil. Human infections more frequently occur in children.
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| FULL_SYN |
TOXOCARA Toxocara
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| label |
Toxocara
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| Preferred_Name |
Toxocara
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C125927
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| Semantic_Type |
Animal
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0040550
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