Anisakis simplex
(an″ĭ-să′kis sim′pleks)
A species of the genus Anisakis, a nematode that is an intestinal parasite typically infesting crustaceans, fish, or sea mammals. It causes anisakiasis in humans.
SYN: SEE: herring worm
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Anisakis Simplex." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738117/all/Anisakis_simplex.
Anisakis simplex. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738117/all/Anisakis_simplex. Accessed September 20, 2019.
Anisakis simplex. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738117/all/Anisakis_simplex
Anisakis Simplex [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 September 20]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738117/all/Anisakis_simplex.
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