Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Spi·ru·ri·da Pronunciation:
spI-'rur-&-d& Function:
noun plural : an order of parasitic nematodes of the subclassAphasmidia that are characterized by an esophagus divided into two cylinder-shaped regions and having six lips and no buccal stylet and that include various parasites (as the filarial worms) ofvertebrates having complex life cycles requiring an invertebrate intermediate host
