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US
/ˈɹaʊndwɝm/
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[ UK /ɹˈaʊndwɜːm/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈaʊndwɜːm/ ]
NOUN
- infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
- unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
How To Use roundworm In A Sentence
- This is probably one of the most archaic sensory receptors, which is present even in invertebrates such as the roundworm, leech or aplysia Time-surface temperature thresholds for thermal injury of Human skin. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- The house fly is also the intermediate host for some roundworms and tapeworms of poultry.
- The monthly preventative treatment that Lulu receives is effective on heartworm infection and intestinal parasites such as roundworm, hookworm and whipworm. Life & Style
- Transmission of roundworm, whipworm and hookworm requires a warm wet environment to ensure survival of eggs or larvae in soil that is contaminated with human faeces.
- Little threadworms and hookworms are about one centimetre long, while roundworms are about 20 cm long and our friend the tapeworm can reach up to 10 metres in length.
- Young betelnuts are used as dewormer, especially against tapeworm and roundworm. Chapter 9
- Back in the Stone Age (or the Middle Ages, for that matter), the immunoglobulin E system had its hands full fighting off roundworms, tapeworms, hookworms, and flukes; it had no time for being precious about dust mites and cat hair.
- Raccoons may be cute, but many of them carry raccoon roundworm, an ascarid that can infect children.
- The most common worm infections are soil-transmitted helminths, such as roundworm, whipworm and hookworm, and schistosomiasis. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
- The eggs of the roundworm Ascaris enter the alimentary tract of a person if raw vegetables or unboiled water are consumed. Modern Science in the Bible
