Onchocerca

"Onchocerca" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A genus of parasitic nematodes whose organisms live and breed in skin and subcutaneous tissues. Onchocercal microfilariae may also be found in the urine, blood, or sputum.

Descriptor ID	D009854
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.510
Concept/Terms	Onchocerca Onchocerca Onchocercas

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Onchocerca".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Nematoda [B01.050.500.500.294]
Secernentea [B01.050.500.500.294.700]
Spirurida [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750]
Spirurina [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700]
Filarioidea [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300]
Onchocerca [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.510]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Onchocerca".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Onchocerca".

Onchocerca
Onchocerca volvulus

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