Parastrongylus

Angiostrongylus

(an'jē-ō-stron'jĭ-lŭs), A genus of metastrongyle nematodes parasitic in respiratory or circulatory systems of rodents, carnivores, and marsupials. Synonym(s): Parastrongylus [G. angeion, vessel, + strongylos, round]

Parastrongylus

(par?a-stron'je-lus) The former name for the roundworm genus Angiostrongylus. See: Angiostrongylus