trematode
- noun
- /ˈtrɛməˌtoʊd/
- Specialized
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tremátodo
- Fasciola hepatica is a type of trematode (schistosoma), which is rarely hosted in humans.
Examples
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The common liver fluke, F. hepatica, is a trematode and is widely distributed throughout the world.
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A snail sheds thousands of tiny larvae of the trematode Schistosoma mansoni into the water.
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Fasciola hepatica is a trematode, which is rarely hosted in humans.
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A trematode parasite causes polymely-- that means "extra limbs"-- in-in tree frogs.
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Fasciolosis, also known as Fascioliasis, Distomatosis, and liver rot, is an important disease of cattle caused by trematodes, i.e.,
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In organisms as diverse as trematodes, butterflies, and frogs, the behavior and morphology of larval forms bear little resemblance to those of adults.
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The common liver fluke, trematode, is often found in the livers of sheep and cattle.
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A trematode can attach itself to various hosts using its specialized suckers.
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Through its life cycle, a trematode may infect humans via contaminated water sources.
Synonyms
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A soft worm with a flat body that lives inside other animals or on the sea floor
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A small flat worm that lives inside animals and sometimes makes them sick
A flat parasite with suckers that lives in animals or people
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
trematode = tremat + ode
A technical biological formation using specialized combining forms; the components are not meaningful to an average B1 learner and do not transparently indicate 'parasitic flatworm'.
Etymology
The word trematode comes from the Greek root trema meaning 'hole' and the ending -ode meaning 'like', because these flatworms have mouth 'holes' and suckers they use to attach to a host. That's why a trematode is a parasitic flatworm with suckers.