roundworm

round·worm

R0323000 (round′wûrm′)n. See nematode.

roundworm

(ˈraʊndˌwɜːm) n (Animals) any nematode worm, esp Ascaris lumbricoides, a common intestinal parasite of man and pigs

round•worm

(ˈraʊndˌwɜrm)

n. any nematode, esp. Ascaris lumbricoides, that infests the intestine of mammals. [1555–65]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	roundworm - infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patchesringworm, tineadhobi itch - fungal infection attacking moist parts of the bodykerion - ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard that usually results in a swelling that is covered with pustules and oozes fluidathlete's foot, tinea pedis - fungal infection of the feetbarber's itch, tinea barbae - fungal infection of the face and necktinea capitis - fungal infection of the scalp characterized by bald patchestinea corporis - fungal infection of nonhairy parts of the skineczema marginatum, jock itch, tinea cruris - fungal infection of the groin (most common in men)tinea unguium - fungal infection of the nails (especially toenails)fungal infection, mycosis - an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus
	2.	roundworm - unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasiticnematode, nematode wormworm - any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvaeAschelminthes, Nematoda, phylum Aschelminthes, phylum Nematoda - unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelwormsAscaris lumbricoides, common roundworm - intestinal parasite of humans and pigsAscaridia galli, chicken roundworm - intestinal parasite of domestic fowlEnterobius vermicularis, pinworm, threadworm - small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in childreneelworm - any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundwormsTylenchus tritici, wheat eel, wheat eelworm, wheatworm - small roundworm parasitic on wheattrichina, Trichinella spiralis - parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscleshookworm - parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hostsfilaria - slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insectsDracunculus medinensis, Guinea worm - parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates

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