Taber's Medical Dictionary
Baylisascaris procyonis
(bāl″ĭ-sas′kă-rĭs prō″sē-ōn′ĭs, sē′ŏn-ĭs)
[L. procyon, raccoon fr. Gr.]
The raccoon roundworm. Accidental consumption of roundworm eggs (such as by children who put contaminated soil in their mouths) can result in encephalitis.
SYN: SEE: raccoon ascaris
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Baylisascaris Procyonis." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/767150/all/Baylisascaris_procyonis.
Baylisascaris procyonis. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/767150/all/Baylisascaris_procyonis. Accessed January 16, 2021.
Baylisascaris procyonis. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (23rd edition). F.A. Davis Company. Retrieved January 16, 2021, from https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/767150/all/Baylisascaris_procyonis
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