lumbricoid

American  

[luhm-bri-koid] / ˈlʌm brɪˌkɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling an earthworm.

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lumbricoid British  

/ ˈlʌmbrɪˌkɔɪd /

adjective

1. anatomy designating any part or structure resembling a worm

2. of, relating to, or resembling an earthworm

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Etymology

Origin of lumbricoid

1840–50; < Latin lumbrīc ( us ) earthworm + -oid

Example Sentences

Laughton reports an instance of lumbricoid in the nose.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Borgeois speaks of a lumbricoid worm found in the biliary passages, and another in the air passages.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Pole mentions the expulsion of 441 lumbricoid worms in thirty-four days, and Fauconneau-Dufresne has reported a most remarkable case in which 5000 ascarides were discharged in less than three years, mostly by vomiting.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Dagan speaks of the issue of a lumbricoid from the external auditory meatus.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Morland mentions the ejection of numerous lumbricoid worms from the mouth.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)