Medical Definition of Angiostrongylus

1. A genus of parasitic nematodes of the superfamily metastrongyloidea. Two species, angiostrongylus cantonensis and a. Vasorum, infest the lungs of rats and dogs, respectively. A. Cantonensis is transmissible to man where it causes frequently fatal infection of the central nervous system. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Angiostrongylus

angiosperm
angiosperm
angiospermae
Angiospermae
angiospermatous
angiospermous
angiospermous
angiospermous tree
angiospermous yellowwood
angiosperms
angiosperms
angiosporous
angiostenosis
angiostomous
angiostrongylosis
angiostrongylus (current term)
angiostrongylus cantonensis
Angiostrongylus costaricensis
Angiostrongylus malaysiensis
Angiostrongylus vasorum
angiotelectasia
angiotelectasis
angiotensin
angiotensin
angiotensin-converting enzyme
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
angiotensin-converting enzyme secretase
angiotensin-related carboxypeptidase
angiotensinase
angiotensinogen

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