Taber's Medical Dictionary
Angiostrongylus
(ăn″jē-ō-stron′jĭ-lŭs )
[ angio- + Gr. strongylos, round]
A genus of roundworms that can cause eosinophilic meningitis in humans. Species include A. cantonensis and A. costaricensis.
SEE: lungworm; SEE: rat lungworm
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Angiostrongylus." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758841/all/Angiostrongylus.
Angiostrongylus. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758841/all/Angiostrongylus. Accessed April 8, 2025.
Angiostrongylus. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758841/all/Angiostrongylus
Angiostrongylus [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 April 08]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758841/all/Angiostrongylus.
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