Metacercariae

"Metacercariae" 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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Encysted cercaria which house the intermediate stages of trematode parasites in tissues of an intermediate host.

Descriptor ID	D058488
MeSH Number(s)	B05.500.500.150.500 G07.700.320.500.550.500.500.150.500
Concept/Terms	Metacercariae Metacercariae

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

Organisms [B]
Organism Forms [B05]
Life Cycle Stages [B05.500]
Larva [B05.500.500]
Cercaria [B05.500.500.150]
Metacercariae [B05.500.500.150.500]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Physiological Processes [G07.700]
Growth and Development [G07.700.320]
Morphogenesis [G07.700.320.500]
Metamorphosis, Biological [G07.700.320.500.550]
Life Cycle Stages [G07.700.320.500.550.500]
Larva [G07.700.320.500.550.500.500]
Cercaria [G07.700.320.500.550.500.500.150]
Metacercariae [G07.700.320.500.550.500.500.150.500]

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