| latus | The side of the body between the pelvis and the ribs. Synonym: flank. Origin: L. Broad (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Bothriocephalus latus | Former name for Diphyllobothrium latum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| metatarsus latus | Deformity caused by sinking down of the transverse arch of the foot. Synonym: talipes transversoplanus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dibothriocephalus latus | The broad or broad fish tapeworm, a species that causes diphyllobothriasis, found in man and fish-eating mammals in many parts of northern Europe, Japan and elsewhere in Asia, and in Scandinavian populations of the American north central states; it often has 3 or 4 thousand segments, broader than long; the head has typical bothria characteristic of the genus. Synonym: Dibothriocephalus latus. (05 Mar 2000) |