ascarid
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noun \ˈas-kə-rəd\Definition of ASCARID
: any of a family (Ascaridae) of nematode worms that includes the common roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) parasitic in the human intestine
Origin of ASCARID
ultimately from Late Latin ascarid-, ascaris intestinal worm, from Greek askarid-, askaris, probably by back-formation from askarizein to jump, throb, alteration of skarizein, from skairein to gambol
First Known Use: 14th century
as·ca·rid
noun \ˈas-kə-rəd\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of ASCARID
: a nematode worm of the family Ascaridae
—ascarid adjective
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