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Helminths

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003107

Wormlike parasites of animals, including parasitic stages of nematodes, cestodes, trematodes, acanthocephalans and nematomorphs, especially those parasitizing the intestines of vertebrates.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003107
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsparasitic helminths; parasitic worms
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoEndoparasites; Animal parasites and pests; Anthelmintics; Helminth proteins; Antiplatyhelmintic agents; Cestoda; Helminthiasis; Trematoda; Nematoda; Nematomorpha; Deworming; Excretory-secretory products; Tapeworms; Lungworms; Animal parasitic nematodes; Flukes; Heartworms; Hookworms
TranslationsSpanish: helmintos
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003107",
  "term": "Helminths",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Wormlike parasites of animals, including parasitic stages of nematodes, cestodes, trematodes, acanthocephalans and nematomorphs, especially those parasitizing the intestines of vertebrates.",
  "synonyms": [
    "parasitic helminths",
    "parasitic worms"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "endoparasites",
    "animal parasites and pests",
    "anthelmintics",
    "helminth proteins",
    "antiplatyhelmintic agents",
    "Cestoda",
    "helminthiasis",
    "Trematoda",
    "Nematoda",
    "Nematomorpha",
    "deworming",
    "excretory-secretory products",
    "tapeworms",
    "lungworms",
    "animal parasitic nematodes",
    "flukes",
    "heartworms",
    "hookworms"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "helmintos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/helminths/"
}

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