Eukaryote
nematoda Audio
nem·a·to·da
Subclass of:
Helminths
Definitions related to nematodes:
  • (nematoda) Any parasitic roundworm that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Nematoda phylum level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (nematoda) A phylum of unsegmented helminths with fundamental bilateral symmetry and secondary triradiate symmetry of the oral and esophageal structures. Many species are parasites.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (nematoda) The taxonomic class whose members are unsegmented worms with an elongated rounded body pointed at both ends.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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