helminth
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of helminth
1850–55; < Greek helminth- (stem of hélmins ) a kind of worm
Example Sentences
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The samples were divided between laboratories at Cambridge and Oxford, where scientists examined them under microscopes to search for ancient helminth eggs, which are produced by parasitic worms that infect humans and animals.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025
"The intensity of these peaks and the way they shift will depend on location and specific climatic conditions as well as helminth species type," Vanalli said.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2024
“You lug a bacterial swarm / in the crook of your knee,” Gander writes, while “through my guts / writhe helminth parasites.”
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 20, 2018
For example as Dr. Peter Hotez has noted, helminth infections cause anemia, stunting, and learning difficulties, which leads to school absenteeism and lower economic productivity, furthering the cycle of poverty.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 30, 2012
According to Hotez, helminth infections in the U.S. were last studied in the late 1970s.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 30, 2012
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