Angiostrongylus

Angiostrongylus

 [an″je-o-stron´jĭ-lus] a genus of nematode parasites. A. cantonen´sis has been reported in cases of human meningoencephalitis in the Pacific and eastern Asia. A. vaso´rum parasitizes the pulmonary arteries of dogs.

Angiostrongylus

(an'jē-ō-stron'jĭ-lŭs), A genus of metastrongyle nematodes parasitic in respiratory or circulatory systems of rodents, carnivores, and marsupials. Synonym(s): Parastrongylus [G. angeion, vessel, + strongylos, round]