SINCE 1828
barber's pole worm
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barber pole worm
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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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