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1
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Cervical alae

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Lateral flattened expansions of cuticle in the region of anterior end of nematodes
(Edit if you wish to put this in normal people words)
*ANTERIOR

2
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Copulatory bursa

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Lateral flattened expansions of cuticle in posterior end of male nematodes
(Edit if you wish to put this in normal people words)
*POSTERIOR

3
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Bursal rays

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Fingerlike projections on copulatory bursa

4
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Spicules

A

Penis of nematodes

5
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Dioecious

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Separate sexes

6
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Oviparous nematode

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Eggs produced by nematodes that contain a single cell stage

7
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Ovoviviparous nematode

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Eggs produced by nematodes that contain a first stage larva within egg shell

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Larviparous nematode

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Female nematode that retains eggs within the uterus and incubate them, then give birth to live larvae

9
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Molt

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Shed external cuticle

10
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Direct life cycle

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No intermediate host

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Indirect life cycle

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Nematode uses intermediate host

12
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Prepatent period

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Time from point of infection until a specific diagnostic stage can be recovered

13
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Vermifuge

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Anthelminitic that paralyzes the parasite so it passes out in feces

14
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Vermicide

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Anthelmintic that kills parasite and allows it to be broken down by body

15
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L2 larvae

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FEed, grow, and molting stage of larva

16
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Parthenogenesis

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Female worms capable of producing viable ova without fertilization from male worm

17
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Microfilaria

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Offspring of filarial worms

18
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Adulticide

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Drugs that kill adult stages of parasite

19
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Rhabditiform esophagus

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Femal worms produce larvated eggs here

20
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Strongyles

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Nematodes that parasitize large intestine of horses

21
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Cutaneous draschiasis

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Common name of Habronema

22
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Summer sores

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Common name of Draschia megastoma

23
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Cutaneous onchocerciasis

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Cuased by inflammation of microfilariae within skin

24
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Thumps

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Respiratory symptom of suum

25
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Asymptomatic

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Showing no symptoms/signs

26
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Oxyurids

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Pinworms

27
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Neotenic

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Male that resides in vagina of immature female and uterus of mature female