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  1. paragonimus
    A genus of lung flukes of the family troglotrematidae. This genus consists of several species one of which is p. Westermani, a common lung fluke in man. Members of this and other species also occur in other mammals. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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  2. Paragonimus
    (par″ә-gon´ĭ-mәs) a genus of parasitic flukes that have two invertebrate hosts, the first a snail and the second a crab or crayfish. P. westerma´ni is the lung fluke, seen particularly in Asia, found in cysts in the lungs and sometimes the pleura, liver, abdominal cavity, an...
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  3. Paragonimus
    Paragonimus is in the genus of flatworms, or platyhelminths, which includes Paragonimus westermani, an infectious lung fluke endemic to Asia causing a human disease called paragonimiasis. The first intermediate hosts of Paragonnimus includes at least 54 species of freshwater snails from superfamili...
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  4. Paragonimus
    Type: Term Pronunciation: par′ă-gon′i-mŭs Definitions: 1. A genus of lung flukes, parasitic in humans and a wide variety of mammals that feed on crustacea carrying the metacercariae.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=65035

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