SINCE 1828
Paragonimus
noun
Par·a·gon·i·mus
| \ ˌpar-ə-ˈgän-ə-məs
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Medical Definition of Paragonimus
: a genus of digenetic trematodes of the family Troglotrematidae comprising forms normally parasitic in the lungs of mammals including humans
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