helminth

American  

[hel-minth] / ˈhɛl mɪnθ /

noun

1. a worm, especially a parasitic worm.

---

helminth British  

/ ˈhɛlmɪnˌθɔɪd, ˈhɛlmɪnθ, hɛlˈmɪnθɔɪd /

noun

1. any parasitic worm, esp a nematode or fluke

---

helminth Scientific  

/ hĕl′mĭnth′ /

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

---

Other Word Forms

• helminthoid adjective

Etymology

Origin of helminth

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

Example Sentences

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

They reviewed current scientific literature to gather data on the effect of temperature and relative humidity on helminth egg and larval stages of nine species of helminth that commonly infect livestock and wildlife.

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