"Hymenolepis diminuta" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of tapeworm (TAPEWORMS) infecting RATS and MICE but rarely causing disease in humans. Its life cycle involves RODENTS as the definitive host and BEETLES as the intermediate host.
| Descriptor ID |
D048190
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.736.215.454.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Hymenolepis diminuta- Hymenolepis diminuta
- Hymenolepis diminutas
- diminuta, Hymenolepis
- Rat Tapeworm
- Rat Tapeworms
- Tapeworm, Rat
- Tapeworms, Rat
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