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ascaris

[as-kuh-ris]

noun

plural

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



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Word History and Origins

Origin of ascaris1

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

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