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heartworm

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heart·worm  (härtwûrm)
n.
1. A filarial worm (Dirofilaria immitis) transmitted by mosquitoes and parasitic in the heart and associated blood vessels of dogs and other canids.
2. The condition resulting from infestation with the heartworm.


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Your mom has begged you all week to give Sparky his heartworm pill but, somehow, you've managed to do everything--including arranging your socks by color--but take care of the dog.
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Their veterinarian treated her for heartworm and other maladies, and said she had probably never seen a veterinarian before.
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Testing was conducted by using the IDEXX 3Dx kit, used widely by Maine veterinarians to screen clinically normal dogs during heartworm season.
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