Medical Definition of Toxocara
1. A genus of ascarid nematodes commonly parasitic in the intestines of cats and dogs. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Toxocara
Literary usage of Toxocara
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"(i) For prevention of heartworm disease (Dirofilaria immitis) in dogs; as an aid
in control of ascarids (toxocara canis) in dogs; as an aid in treatment of ..."
2. Science Series by Colorado College (1907)
"Coll. and det. Kaupp, 1908-'!I, Fort Collins. toxocara SP:—Canis familiaris;
intestine. Coll. and det. Hall, 1911, Colorado Springs. i case. toxocara SP. ..."
3. The Myxomycetes of Colorado by William Codman Sturgis (1907)
"Coll. and det. Kaupp. 1908-'! i, Fort Collins. toxocara SP:—Canis familiaris;
intestine. Coll. and det. Hall. 1911, Colorado Springs. i case. toxocara SP. ..."
4. Clinical Laboratory Methods: A Manual of Technique and Morphology Designed by Roger Sylvester Morris (1913)
"toxocara Canis.—toxocara canis (Ascaris mystax}, the common roundworm of dogs
and cats, is rare in man.2 The adult parasite is much smaller than Ascaris ..."
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