Acanthocheilonema

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Acanthocheilonema

(ă-kan'thō-kī-lō-nē'mă),

A genus of filarial worms parasitic in humans, now considered part of the genus Mansonella.

[acantho- + G. cheilos, lip, + nēma, thread]

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All other serologic tests remained negative, except an increase of antibodies against Acanthocheilonema vitae used as antigen for unspecific serologic screening for filariasis (Laboratoire Marcel Merieux, Lyon, France).