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MeSH Heading: Ascaridia
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.500.294.400.500.090
Unique ID: D001197
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001197
Annotation: do not confuse with the order ASCARIDIDA; infection = ASCARIDIASIS (do not confuse with ASCARIASIS or ACARIASIS); coordinate with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; etc) if pertinent
Scope Note: A genus of nematode worms in the superfamily Heterakoidea. A. galli and A. lineata are important intestinal parasites of domestic fowl.
Entry Term(s): Ascaridia galli
Registry Numbers: txid46684; txid46685
Related Numbers: txid46685
Previous Indexing: Nematoda (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 72
History Note: 72
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Ascaridia MeSH Descriptor Data 2025