Dioctophyma

Dioctophyma
A genus of very large nematode worms infecting the kidney. [L. fr. G. dionkoo, to distend, + phyma, growth]
- D. renale a large blood-red nematode found in the pelvis of the kidney and the peritoneal cavity of the dog; fairly common in wild carnivores like the mink, but rarely found in humans; the life cycle is via leeches ectoparasitic on crayfish, which are then eaten by various fishes and finally by humans or any of a number of other mammalian fish-eating hosts.

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Di·oc·to·phy·ma (.)dī-.äk-tə-'fī-mə n a genus of nematode worms including a single species (D. renale) which is a destructive parasite of the kidney of dogs, minks, and sometimes humans

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Di·oc·to·phy·ma (di-ok″to-fiґmə) a genus of nematodes of the family Dioctophymidae.

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  • Dioctophyma renale — or the giant kidney worm is a common parasital worm found especially in carnivorous animals, particularly minks and mustelids. It can also infect cats, dogs and humans. Becoming up to 60 centimeters in length in mink and up to 100 centimeters in… …   Wikipedia

  • dioctophyma — di·oc·to·phy·ma …   English syllables

  • dioctophyma — (ˌ)dīˌäktəˈfīmə Etymology: New Latin, from diocto (irregular from Greek dionkoun to distend) + phyma (from Greek phyma tumor) synonym of dioctophyme …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dioctophyma renale — (син. свайник великан) вид нематод отр. Trichocephalida, сем. Dioctophymidae; паразит мочевых путей хищных животных; промежуточные хозяева малощетинковые черви, дополнительные хозяева рыбы; возбудитель диоктофимоза …   Большой медицинский словарь

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  • Dioctophyme renale — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Nematoda Class: Se …   Wikipedia

  • Fadenwurminfektionen des Hundes — – die Ansteckung (Infektion, auch Infestation) von Hunden mit parasitisch lebenden Fadenwürmern (Nematoda) – sind neben dem Bandwurmbefall und den Infektionen mit Einzellern (Giardiose, Neosporose) häufige Parasitosen in der tierärztlichen Praxis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • giant kidney worm — n a blood red nematode worm of the genus Dioctophyma (D. renale) that sometimes exceeds a yard in length and invades mammalian kidneys esp. of the dog and occas. of humans * * * Dioctophyma renale …   Medical dictionary

  • диоктофимоз — (dioctophymosis) гельминтоз из группы нематодозов, вызываемый Dioctophyma renale; у человека встречается крайне редко; проявляется почечной коликой, развитием цистита, пиелита или уретрита …   Большой медицинский словарь

  • свайник-великан — см. Dioctophyma renale …   Большой медицинский словарь

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