Capillaria

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"Capillaria" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A genus of trichuroid nematodes parasitic in the liver and intestines of many mammals and birds. Two species, C. hepatica and C. philippinensis, produce often fatal infections in man.

Descriptor ID	D002195
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.500.294.100.275.780.180
Concept/Terms	Capillaria Capillaria Capillarias Hepaticola hepatica Hepaticola hepatica Hepaticola hepaticas hepatica, Hepaticola hepaticas, Hepaticola Capillaria hepatica Capillaria hepaticas hepatica, Capillaria hepaticas, Capillaria

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Capillaria".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Nematoda [B01.050.500.500.294]
Adenophorea [B01.050.500.500.294.100]
Enoplida [B01.050.500.500.294.100.275]
Trichuroidea [B01.050.500.500.294.100.275.780]
Capillaria [B01.050.500.500.294.100.275.780.180]

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