threadworm

noun

thread·​worm ˈthred-ˌwərm How to pronounce threadworm (audio)
: a long slender nematode worm (such as a pinworm or strongyle)

Examples of threadworm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The parasite Strongyloides stercoralis, otherwise known as threadworm due to its filiform shape. Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2011 This man had been unknowingly harboring a S. stercoralis, or threadworm, infection for over 75 years. Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2011 According to The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, Kenyan researchers found that ivermectin — an anti-parasitic drug commonly used to treat roundworms, threadworms and other parasites in dogs — can make human blood poisonous to mosquitoes. Daniela Sternitzky-Di Napoli, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of threadworm was in 1802

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“Threadworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/threadworm. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Medical Definition

threadworm

noun
thread·​worm ˈthred-ˌwərm How to pronounce threadworm (audio)
: any long slender nematode worm (as a pinworm or strongyle)

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