Medical Definition of Angiostrongylus cantonensis

1. A species of parasitic nematodes distributed throughout the pacific islands that infests the lungs of domestic rats. Human infection, caused by consumption of raw slugs and land snails, results in eosinophilic meningitis. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Angiostrongylus Cantonensis

angiosporous
angiostasis
angiostatic
angiostatin
angiostenosis
angiostomous
angiostrongylosis
angiostrongylus
angiostrongylus cantonensis (current term)
angiotelectasia
angiotelectasis
angiotensin
angiotensin-converting enzyme
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
angiotensin-converting enzyme secretase
angiotensin-related carboxypeptidase
angiotensin I
angiotensin II
angiotensin III
angiotensin I (Phe 8-His 9) hydrolase
angiotensin amide
angiotensin converting enzyme
angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor

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