Oesophagostomum

(ē-sŏf″ă-gŏs′tō-mŭm)

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[Gr. oisophagos, esophagus, + stoma, mouth]
A genus of nematodes belonging to the suborder Strongylata that is parasitic in the intestinal tract of animals and humans.

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