Medical Dictionary

thread lungworm

noun \ˈthred-\

Medical Definition of THREAD LUNGWORM

:  a slender widely distributed nematode worm of the genus Dictyocaulus (D. filaria) that parasitizes the air passages of the lungs of sheep

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