Ascaris in A Sentence

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    Egg of Ascaris lumbricoides e.g. Toxocara canis - Roundworm in dogs.

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    In some cases (many species of Ascaris) the metamorphosis is reduced to a simple process of growth.

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    In some species (Ascaris decipiens) the giant cell is replaced by an irregular mass of protoplasm containing a number of small nuclei.

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    The most common human parasite is the Ascaris lumbricoides or round worm, found chiefly in children and occupying the upper portion of the intestine.