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Dipetalonema

Pronunciation: dī-pet′ă-lō-nē′mă
A genus of nematode filariae with species in humans and many other mammals; as with other filarial worms, it produces microfilariae in blood or tissue fluids, with adults found in deep connective tissue, membranes, or visceral surfaces.

[G. di-, two, + petalon, leaf, + nēma, thread]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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