Os·ter·ta·gia
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Medical Definition of Ostertagia
: a genus of slender brown nematode worms of the family Trichostrongylidae that are parasitic in the abomasum of ruminants
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“Ostertagia.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Ostertagia. Accessed 2 Mar. 2021.
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