barber's pole worm

noun

\ ˈbär-bərz-ˌpōl-

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variants: also barber pole worm \ -bər \

Medical Definition of barber's pole worm

: a nematode stomach worm of the genus Haemonchus (H. contortus) that occurs typically in the abomasum of ruminants (as sheep) and rarely in humans

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