Try Our Apps
Dictionary.com

follow Dictionary.com

Avoid these words. Seriously.

threadworm

[thred-wurm] /ˈθrɛdˌwɜrm/
noun
1.
any of various nematode worms, especially a pinworm.
Origin of threadworm
1795-1805
First recorded in 1795-1805; thread + worm
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018.
Cite This Source
British Dictionary definitions for threadworm

threadworm

/ˈθrɛdˌwɜːm/
noun
1.
any of various nematodes, esp the pinworm
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cite This Source
threadworm in Medicine

threadworm thread·worm (thrěd'wûrm')
n.

  1. A nematode of the genus Strongyloides, parasitic in the small intestine of mammals.

  2. See pinworm.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source

Word of the Day

Nearby words for threadworm

Word Value for threadworm

0
19
Scrabble Words With Friends
Extra Cozy Words We Need Right Now