Taber's Medical Dictionary
Capillaria
(kap″ĭ-lār′ē-ă )
A genus of parasitic nematodes.
Capillaria hepatica
A parasitic species that infects the liver.
Capillaria philippinensis
A species of roundworm discovered in the Philippines. It causes severe diarrhea, malabsorption, and enteric protein loss in humans; mortality is high.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Capillaria." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737497/all/Capillaria.
Capillaria. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737497/all/Capillaria. Accessed April 23, 2026.
Capillaria. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737497/all/Capillaria
Capillaria [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 23]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737497/all/Capillaria.
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