A phylum of parasitic worms, closely related to tapeworms and containing two genera: Moniliformis, which sometimes infects man, and Macracanthorhynchus, which infects swine.
Synonyms: Thorny-Headed Worms, Acanthocephala, Worm, Thorny-Headed, Thorny-Headed Worm, txid10232, Worms, Thorny-Headed, Thorny Headed Worms, Acanthocephalas
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search HELMINTHS 1966-73 ,infection: coordinate with LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc.) if pertinent ,74; was see under HELMINTHS 1963-73
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