English Explanatory Dictionary

threadworm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A parasitic roundworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, which causes strongyloidiasis.
  2. The pinworm.

Pronunciation

en-au-threadworm.ogg

Word forms

threadworm threadworms

Etymology

From thread + worm.

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