(bā″lĭs-ăs′kă-rĭs prō″sē-ōn′ĭs, sē′ŏn)
[Pronunciation]
[NL. procyon, raccoon, fm. Gr.]
The raccoon roundworm.
Accidental consumption of roundworm eggs (e.g., by children who put contaminated soil in their mouths) can result in encephalitis.
Baylisascaris procyonis is a sample definition found in
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