Helminth

[helminθ]

Definition

(noun.) worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes.

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Definition

(n.) An intestinal worm, or wormlike intestinal parasite; one of the Helminthes.

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Definition

n. a worm.—n. Helminth′agogue a remedy against worms.—adj. Helmin′thic pertaining to worms: (med.) expelling worms.—n. a medicine for expelling worms.—n. Helmin′thite a long sinuous mark common on the surfaces of sandstone and supposed to be the tracks of worms.—adjs. Helmin′thoid worm-shaped; Helmintholog′ic -al.—ns. Helminthol′ogist; Helminthol′ogy that branch of natural history which treats of worms or more particularly of the parasitic forms.—adj. Helminth′ous.

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