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Dicrocoelium MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Dicrocoelium
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.500.500.736.715.300.308
Unique ID
D004013
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004013
Annotation
infection = DICROCOELIASIS; for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH
Scope Note
A genus of trematode liver flukes of the family Dicrocoeliidae which includes the species dendriticum and hospes. It occurs in the biliary passages or liver of many vertebrates including man. The intermediate hosts are mainly mollusks but occasionally ants.
Entry Term(s)
Dicrocoelium dendriticum
Dicrocoelium lanceolatum
Fasciola dendritica
Fasciola lanceolata
Related Numbers
txid57078
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/09/02
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