ascarisn.
/ˈaskərɪs/, U.S. /ˈæskərəs/ Zoology.
The singular of Ascarides n.; a parasitic nematode worm belonging to the genus so called.
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1797 tr. J. F. Gmelin Linnaeus' Syst. Naturæ XIII. 486 Intestinal Worms..within other animals. Ascaris—Body round, tapering each way; head with three vesicles.
1807 R. Morris & J. Kendrick Edinb. Med. & Physical Dict. I. at Ascaris The body of the ascaris is cylindrical, filiform, and tapers at both ends.
1927 J. B. S. Haldane & J. S. Huxley Animal Biol. ii. 59 The number of chromosomes is always the same for a given race of animals or plants..in the Mexican salamander 28; in Ascaris 4.
1962 Lancet 29 Dec. 1360/2 Only 17% were found to be free from intestinal parasites, of which trichuris (in 72%) and ascaris (23%) were common.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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