Opisthorchis

"Opisthorchis" 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.

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A genus of trematode liver flukes of the family Opisthorchidae. It consists of the following species: O. felineus, O. noverca (Amphimerus noverca), and O. viverrini. The intermediate hosts are snails, fish, and AMPHIBIANS.

Descriptor ID	D009891
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.500.736.715.520.700
Concept/Terms	Opisthorchis Opisthorchis Opisthorchi Opisthorchis felineus Opisthorchis felineus felineus, Opisthorchis Opisthorchis viverrini Opisthorchis viverrini Opisthorchis viverrinus viverrini, Opisthorchis viverrinus, Opisthorchis

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Platyhelminths [B01.050.500.500.736]
Trematoda [B01.050.500.500.736.715]
Opisthorchidae [B01.050.500.500.736.715.520]
Opisthorchis [B01.050.500.500.736.715.520.700]

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