SINCE 1828
Spirometra
noun
Spi·rom·e·tra
| \ spī-ˈräm-ə-trə, spi-
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Medical Definition of Spirometra
: a genus of tapeworms of the order Pseudophyllidea that include several (as S. mansoni of Asia and S. mansonoides of the southern United States) which sometimes cause sparganosis in humans
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