Definition of Enterobius vermicularis

1. Noun. Small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children.

Exact synonyms: Pinworm, Threadworm
Generic synonyms: Nematode, Nematode Worm, Roundworm
Group relationships: Enterobius, Genus Enterobius

Lexicographical Neighbors of Enterobius Vermicularis

Ensis
Entamoeba buccalis
Entamoeba coli
Entamoeba gingivalis
Entamoeba hartmanni
Entamoeba moshkovskii
Entandrophragma
Entandrophragma cylindricum
Entebbe
Entelea
Entemopoxvirus
Enter
Enterobacter
Enterobacter aerogenes
Enterobacteriaceae
Enterobius vermicularis (current term)
Enterocytozoon
Enterocytozoon bieneusi
Enterolobium
Enterolobium cyclocarpa
Enteromonas
Enterprise Java Beans
Enters
Entner-Douderoff pathway
Entner-Doudoroff pathway
Entoloma
Entoloma aprile
Entoloma lividum
Entoloma sinuatum
Entolomataceae

Literary usage of Enterobius vermicularis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1916)
"Baird in 18531 published a manuscript name of Leach's Enterobius vermicularis. The species has been generally called Oxyuris vermicularis until Stiles in ..."

2. Diagnosis of Protozoa and Worms Parasitic in Man by Robert William Hegner, William Walter Cort (1921)
"Adult female of Enterobius vermicularis (Oxyuris vermicularis). From Leuckart. Letters used: a, anus; es, esophagus; i, intestine; ov, ovary; u, uterus; v, ..."

3. Diarrhea and Malnutrition: Interactions, Mechanisms, and Interventions by Lincoln C. Chen, Nevin S. Scrimshaw (1983)
"... Trie/juris trichiura, hookworm, Enterobius vermicularis, Giardia lamblia, Escherichia coli, Entamoeba histolytica). All were asymptomatic, and ova ..."

4. Catalogue of the Species of Entozoa, Or Intestinal Worms by William Baird (1853)
"Enterobius vermicularis, Leach, MSS. in Mus. Brit.I b. Intestines of Man. Prom the collection of Dr. Leach. P. 15, sp. 2, after Ascaris oxyura, add Diesing, ..."

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