Taber's Medical Dictionary
lungworm
(lŭng′wŏrm)
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.Any of the nematodes of the order Strongylida that infest the lungs of humans and animals, esp. domestic and farm animals. Lungworms migrate to the lungs or respiratory tracts of their hosts, gradually damage the airways or lung tissue by exciting an inflammatory reaction within the tissue, and cause bronchitis or pneumonia. The parasites reproduce in the respiratory tissues.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Lungworm." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729397/all/lungworm.
Lungworm. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729397/all/lungworm. Accessed September 25, 2023.
Lungworm. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729397/all/lungworm
Lungworm [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 September 25]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729397/all/lungworm.
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