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Definition of Roundworm
1. Noun. Infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches.
Specialized synonyms: Dhobi Itch, Kerion, Athlete's Foot, Tinea Pedis, Barber's Itch, Tinea Barbae, Tinea Capitis, Tinea Corporis, Eczema Marginatum, Jock Itch, Tinea Cruris, Tinea Unguium
Generic synonyms: Fungal Infection, Mycosis
2. Noun. Unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic.
Generic synonyms: Worm
Group relationships: Aschelminthes, Nematoda, Phylum Aschelminthes, Phylum Nematoda
Specialized synonyms: Ascaris Lumbricoides, Common Roundworm, Ascaridia Galli, Chicken Roundworm, Enterobius Vermicularis, Pinworm, Threadworm, Eelworm, Tylenchus Tritici, Wheat Eel, Wheat Eelworm, Wheatworm, Trichina, Trichinella Spiralis, Hookworm, Filaria, Dracunculus Medinensis, Guinea Worm
Definition of Roundworm
1. n. A nematoid worm.
Definition of Roundworm
1. Noun. An invertebrate animal of the phylum ''Nematoda''. Many species of roundworms are parasites. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Roundworm
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Medical Definition of Roundworm
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Roundworm
Literary usage of Roundworm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Prevention of Disease and Care of the Sick: How to Keep Well and what to Do by William Gordon Stimpson, Milton Hugh Foster (1919)
"roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides). This worm is of a yellowish or reddish brown
color and measures from 7 to 14 inches in length. It is about the diameter of ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"In medical usage the term roundworm is employed to designate especially a few
well-known^ human ... The most famous is the stomach worm or common roundworm, ..."
3. The Diseases of Infancy and Childhood: For the Use of Students and by Luther Emmett Holt (1902)
"The roundworm is from five to ten indir- long, the female being longer than the
male. ... The life history of the roundworm is not yet perfectly understood. ..."
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