a filarial worm (Dirofilaria immitis) that is especially common in warm regions, lives as an adult in the right heart of dogs and some other carnivores, and discharges active larvae into the circulating blood whence they may be picked up by mosquitoes and transmitted to other hosts, ümaruss, kes parasiteerib koerte ja kasside südames
Suur veretoiduline südameuss. Koerlaste ümaruss.
Dirofilaria immitis . EKI terminibaas Esterm. Eesti Keele Instituut, Sõnaveeb 2026. https://sonaveeb.ee/search/unif//esterm/Dirofilaria%20immitis/1/est (02.07.2026)
