anisakis
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Medical Definition of anisakis
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: a genus of nematode worms (family Anisakidae) that are parasitic in fish and mammals and that include one (Anisakis simplex) which causes anisakiasis
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plural anisakis
: a nematode of the genus Anisakis
Raw and undercooked fish can contain larvae of a roundworm, called anisakis. — The Contra Costa Times (California), 22 Oct. 2007
Other Words from anisakis
anisakid
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The anisakids are likely to be about the size of a straight pin, but somewhat coiled.
— Harvard Medical School Health Letter, March 1989
The most common culprits they see in marine fish are anisakid roundworm larvae.
— Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover, March 2009