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peal(medicine)
peal(2)(dictionary)
peal(3)(dictionary)

Angiostrongylus costaricensis (medicine) and peal (iou)


Angiostrongylus costaricensis (medicine)


Angiostrongylus costaricensis


A nematode parasite of rats and Other rodents in Central America, recently found to infect humans, where they localise in the mesenteric arteries; infective third-stage larvae have been found in the slug, Vaginulus plebeius.

Synonym: Morerastrongylus costaricensis.


peal (iou)



peal verb3. [pi:l] M17.
[from PEAL noun1.]
verb intrans. & trans. Sound (a peal); produce (a sound etc.) with loud reverberation. M17.
N. Monsarrat All round us..the bells began to peal, filling the air with..clanging thunder. U. Le Guin Shevek was wakened by the bells in the Chapel tower pealing..for morning religious service.
verb trans. Assail (a person, the ears, etc.) with loud noise, entreaty, etc. M17-E18.
verb trans. Cause (a bell) to ring loudly or in peals. rare. E19.