Medical Dictionary

Porocephalidae

noun pl Po·ro·ce·phal·i·dae \-si-ˈfal-ə-ˌdē\

Medical Definition of POROCEPHALIDAE

:  a family of tongue worms (order Porocephalida) having cylindrical bodies and occurring as adults in the lungs of reptiles and as young in various vertebrates including humans

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