腎じん虫ちゅう

noun

giant kidney worm

A parasitic nematode (Dioctophyme renale) that infects the kidneys of mammals, including dogs and occasionally humans.

• 腎じん虫ちゅうは主おもにイヌの腎じん臓ぞうに寄き生せいする。

  The giant kidney worm mainly parasitizes the kidneys of dogs.