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Medical Definition of Linguatula serrata
1. A species most common in Europe, but also found in the United States, South America, and probably elsewhere; the adult is a whitish, soft, flattened, annulated worm equipped with hooks by which it attaches itself to the nasal mucosa of dogs and other canids; the larvae develop in the liver and lymph nodes of rodents, swine, cattle, and sometimes man and other primates. Synonym: Linguatula rhinaria. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Linguatula Serrata
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