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helminth

[ hel-minth ]

noun

  1. a worm, especially a parasitic worm.


helminth

/ ˈhɛlmɪnˌθɔɪd; ˈhɛlmɪnθ; hɛlˈmɪnθɔɪd /

noun

  1. any parasitic worm, esp a nematode or fluke
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helminth

/ hĕlmĭnth′ /

  1. A worm, especially a parasitic roundworm or tapeworm.


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Derived Forms

  • helminthoid, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of helminth1

1850–55; < Greek helminth- (stem of hélmins ) a kind of worm
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Word History and Origins

Origin of helminth1

C19: from Greek helmins parasitic worm
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Example Sentences

Parasitic worms, also called helminths, remodel the human body to their liking, notes Rick Maizels.

Her favorite objects of study, however, have become the bigger group of wormlike parasites known as helminths.

Our large human helminth resembles the common earth-worm in general appearance only.

Perhaps the most common helminth infesting monkeys is the nematode called Filaria gracilis.

The Fasciola hepatica is occasionally found in the liver, but the most common helminth of beavers is Amphistoma subtriquetrum.

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