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Syngamus

noun Syn·ga·mus \ˈsiŋ-gə-məs\

Medical Definition of SYNGAMUS

:  a genus of strongyloid nematode worms (family Syngamidae) that are parasitic in the trachea or esophagus of various birds and mammals and include the gapeworm (S. trachea)

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