intestinal+worm
21nodular worm — noun also nodule worm 1. : any of several nematode worms (genus Oesophagostomum) that are parasitic in the large intestine of ruminants and swine where they cause swellings of the intestinal wall resembling abscesses 2. : a filarial worm… …
22hook|worm — «HUK WURM», noun. 1. any one of several roundworms which have strong cutting plates or teeth. Hookworms enter the body through the skin and suck blood from the intestinal walls of people and animals, causing hookworm disease. 2. = hookworm… …
23nodular worm disease — nodule disease a disease of sheep, cattle, and pigs caused by intestinal infestation with species of Oesophagostomum, the nodular worm, which infest the intestines and become embedded in the mucous membrane, causing nodules of various sizes …
24spiny-headed worm — spin′y head ed worm′ n. ivt any of a small group of intestinal parasites of the phylum Acanthocephala, having a proboscis covered with hooks used for attachment • Etymology: 1945–50 …
25palisade worm — noun : any of several comparatively large bloodsucking nematode worms (genus Strongylus) that are parasitic in the large intestine of horses and have larvae which wander in the viscera and sometimes lodge in the intestinal blood vessels causing… …
26spiny-headed worm — noun Date: 1946 any of a small phylum (Acanthocephala) of unsegmented parasitic worms that have a proboscis bearing hooks by which attachment is made to the intestinal wall of the host …
27bankrupt worm — a roundworm (genus Trichostrongylus) that is an intestinal parasite of birds and mammals, especially devastating to young livestock. [so called because of its destructive effect on farmers welfare] * * * …
28bankrupt worm — noun Etymology: so called from its injurious effect on sheep and cattle : a roundworm of the genus Trichostrongylus * * * a roundworm (genus Trichostrongylus) that is an intestinal parasite of birds and mammals, especially devastating to young… …
29tapeworm — An intestinal parasitic worm, adults of which are found in the intestine of vertebrates; the term is commonly restricted to members of the class Cestoidea. Tapeworms consist of a scolex, variously equipped with spined or sucking structures by… …
30Ancylostomiasis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 B76.0 ICD 9 126.9 …
