Helminth

A parasitic worm, example is a pinworm.


Any of various parasitic worms, including flatworms, tapeworms, and roundworms, some of which infest humans causing disease.


Any of the various parasitic worms, including the flukes, tapeworms, and nematodes.


Another name for parasitic worms such as flukes, tapeworms (taeniasis) and nematodes (ascariasis).


Threadworms are a specific type of parasitic worm. They are classified as nematodes or roundworms, belonging to a subgroup of helminths.


A broad term for various types of intestinal and parasitic worms, particularly those that infest the intestines of vertebrates.


 


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