ascaris

[as-kuh-ris]

noun, plural as·car·i·des

[a-skar-i-deez] /æˈskær ɪˌdiz/.

any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.

Origin of ascaris

< New Latin (Linnaeus), the genus < Greek ascarís intestinal worm; compare earlier, late Middle English ascarides (plural) < Medieval Latin < Greek

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Historical Examples of ascaris

Ascaris cephaloptera, Rudolphi.Diaphanocephalus viper, Rudolphi.
The Snakes of Europe
G. A. Boulenger
A species of Ascaris and a Trichosoma (T. entomelas) are not uncommon in the intestines.
Parasites
T. Spencer Cobbold
This bird was also infested by Spiroptera crassicauda and Ascaris dispar.
Parasites
T. Spencer Cobbold
This Ascaris has also been found in Cercopithecus fuliginosus and in Simia saba.
Parasites
T. Spencer Cobbold
One of the commonest species is Ascaris (Heterakis) vesicularis.
Parasites
T. Spencer Cobbold

ascaris in Medicine

Ascaris

[ăs′kə-rĭs]

n.

A genus of large roundworms parasitic in the small intestine of humans and other vertebrates.

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