Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to a cercaria or larval distome.

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  • adjective of or relating to cercaria

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Examples

  • In addition to polluting microbes, ocean waters sometimes have free-swimming organisms that cause cercarial dermatitis, is a rash caused by an allergic reaction to microscopic parasites of birds and mammals that are released into both fresh water and saltwater by snails, their intermediate hosts.

    NYT > Home Page By JANE E. BRODY 2011

  • In addition to polluting microbes, ocean waters sometimes have free-swimming organisms that cause cercarial dermatitis, is a rash caused by an allergic reaction to microscopic parasites of birds and mammals that are released into both fresh water and saltwater by snails, their intermediate hosts.

    NYT > Home Page By JANE E. BRODY 2011

  • The parasite secretes enzymes that break down the skin's protein to enable penetration of the cercarial head through the skin.

    Sun.Star Network Online - Your Source of Philippine Community News 2009

  • The tantalizingly ends of the south seas captiva tusker were unwontedly basidiosporous and cercarial with cewa and uncorrectable to the anthropocentricity trillium.

    Rational Review 2009

  • FACTOID: Anyone who swims in freshwater lakes in the north-central part of the United States may be familiar with a rash called swimmer’s itch cercarial dermatitis, caused by an allergic reaction to several parasites.

    You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010

  • FACTOID: Anyone who swims in freshwater lakes in the north-central part of the United States may be familiar with a rash called swimmer’s itch cercarial dermatitis, caused by an allergic reaction to several parasites.

    You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010

  • FACTOID: Anyone who swims in freshwater lakes in the north-central part of the United States may be familiar with a rash called swimmer’s itch cercarial dermatitis, caused by an allergic reaction to several parasites.

    You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010

  • FACTOID: Anyone who swims in freshwater lakes in the north-central part of the United States may be familiar with a rash called swimmer’s itch cercarial dermatitis, caused by an allergic reaction to several parasites.

    You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010

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