Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
cap·il·lar·ia Pronunciation:
"kap-&-'lar-E-& Function:
noun 1 capitalized : a genus of slenderwhite nematode worms of the family Trichuridae that includes serious pathogens of the alimentary tract of fowls and some tissue and organ parasites of mammals including one (
C. hepatica) whichis common in rodents and occas. invades the human liver sometimes with fatal results
2 : a nematode worm of the genus
Capillaria —
cap·il·lar·id /-'lar-&d, k&-'pil-&-r&d/ noun
