Medical Dictionary

Physaloptera

noun Phy·sa·lop·tera \ˌfī-sə-ˈläp-tə-rə, ˌfis-ə-\

Medical Definition of PHYSALOPTERA

:  a large genus (family Physalopteridae) of spiruroid nematode worms parasitic in the digestive tract of various vertebrates including humans

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