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nematodirus (medicine) and potassium sparing diuretics (medicine)


nematodirus (medicine)


Nematodirus


The genus of thread-necked or thin-necked trichostrongyles; slender, relatively elongated nematodes occurring in herbivorous animals, usually in the small intestine.

Generally, they are not believed to be highly pathogenic except in poorly fed, heavily infected animals. Species include:

Nematodirus abnormalis, common in the U.S. And occurring in sheep, goats, camels, and mule deer.

Nematodirus filicollis, occurring worldwide in sheep, goats, oxen, and various wild ruminants.

Nematodirus helvetianus, in cattle, sheep, goats, and camels in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

Nematodirus lanceolatus, in sheep and pronghorns in the Americas.

Nematodirus leporis, in domestic rabbits and wild cottontail rabbits in North America.

Nematodirus spathiger, the most common, widespread, and abundant species, in sheep, cattle, camels, and Other ruminants.


potassium sparing diuretics (medicine)


potassium sparing diuretics
Diuretic agents that, unlike most diuretics, retain potassium; examples are triamterene and amiloride. Often used together with diuretics that promote the loss of both sodium and potassium. Used in hypertension and in congestive heart failure.