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Haemonchus contortus.Medical dictionary. 2011.
barber's pole worm — noun a nematode worm, Haemonchus contortus, living in the fourth stomach of sheep and goats, and characterised by having prominent white ovaries and uteri twisted around the blood filled intestine …
barber's pole worm — noun : a stomach worm (Haemonchus contorbus) … Useful english dictionary
stomach worm — noun : any of various nematode worms parasitic in the stomach of mammals or birds; especially : a worm (Haemonchus contortus) common in domestic ruminants called also barber s pole worm, twisted stomach worm * * * a nematode, Haemonchus contortus … Useful english dictionary
stomach worm — n any of various nematode worms parasitic in the stomach of mammals or birds see barber s pole worm, hyostrongylus * * * any parasitic worm that lives in the stomach of an animal, such as species of Haemonchus, Ostertagia, and Teladorsagia … Medical dictionary
Haemonchus — An economically important genus of nematode parasites (family Trichostrongylidae) occurring in the abomasum of ruminant animals and causing severe anemia, especially in younger or previously unexposed animals. Some significant species are… … Medical dictionary
Haemonchus contortus — also known as red stomach worm, wire worm or Barber s pole worm, is very common parasite and one the most pathogenic nematode of ruminants. Adult worms are attached to abomasal mucosa and feed on the blood.Females may lay over 5,000 eggs a day … Wikipedia
haemonchosis — hae·mon·cho·sis .hē .mäŋ kō səs n, pl cho·ses .sēz infestation with or disease that is caused by nematode worms of the genus Haemonchus and esp. by the barber s pole worm and that is typically characterized by anemia, digestive disturbances, and… … Medical dictionary
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