Gnathostoma

"Gnathostoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A genus of parasitic nematodes that occurs in mammals including man. Infection in humans is either by larvae penetrating the skin or by ingestion of uncooked fish.

Descriptor ID	D006039
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.700.722.375
Concept/Terms	Gnathostoma Gnathostoma Gnathostomas

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Gnathostoma".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Nematoda [B01.050.500.500.294]
Chromadorea [B01.050.500.500.294.400]
Spirurida [B01.050.500.500.294.400.937]
Spirurina [B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.700]
Thelazioidea [B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.700.722]
Gnathostoma [B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.700.722.375]

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