Angiostrongylus malaysiensis
angiostrongylus malaysiensis
angiostrongylus malaysiensis an·gi·o·stron·gy·lus ma·lay·si·en·sis (ān’jē-ō-strŏn’jə-ləs mə-lā’zē-ěn’sĭs)
n.
a malaysian species of the parasitic nematode genus angiostrongylus,an agent of angiostrongylosis.
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