threadworm

threadworm
Common name for species of the genus Strongyloides; sometimes applied to any of the smaller parasitic nematodes.

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thread·worm 'thred-.wərm n any long slender nematode worm (as a pinworm or strongyle)

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n.
a parasitic nematode worm of the genus Enterobius (Oxyuris), which lives in the upper part of the human large intestine. The threadlike female worm, some 12 mm long, is larger than the male; it emerges from the anus in the evening to deposit its eggs, and later dies. If the eggs are swallowed and reach the intestine they develop directly into adult worms. Threadworms cause enterobiasis, a disease common in children throughout the world.

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thread·worm (thredґwərm) any long slender nematode, such as members of the genera Capillaria and Strongyloides. Called also hairworm.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Threadworm — Thread worm , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any long, slender nematode worm, especially the pinworm and filaria. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • threadworm — ► NOUN ▪ a very slender parasitic nematode worm …   English terms dictionary

  • threadworm — [thredwʉrm΄] n. a nematode or gordian worm …   English World dictionary

  • threadworm — /thred werrm /, n. any of various nematode worms, esp. a pinworm. [1795 1805; THREAD + WORM] * * * ▪ Strongyloides stercoralis       (Strongyloides stercoralis), worm of the phylum Nematoda that is parasitic (parasitism) in the human intestine… …   Universalium

  • threadworm — noun Date: 1802 a long slender nematode worm (as a pinworm or strongyle) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • threadworm — noun The pinworm …   Wiktionary

  • threadworm — n. type of worm …   English contemporary dictionary

  • threadworm — noun a very slender parasitic nematode worm, especially a pinworm …   English new terms dictionary

  • threadworm — pinworm; n. a parasitic nematode worm of the genus Enterobius (Oxyuris), which lives in the upper part of the human large intestine. The threadlike female worm, some 12 mm long, is larger than the male; it emerges from the anus in the evening to… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • threadworm — thread•worm [[t]ˈθrɛdˌwɜrm[/t]] n. ivt any of various nematode worms, esp. a pinworm • Etymology: 1795–1805 …   From formal English to slang

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