He had a roundworm in his stool the other day.
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Roundworm
/ˈɹaʊndˌwɝm/
Synonyms for "roundworm" (7 found)
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7 entriesAncylostoma duodenaleAscaris lumbricoidesHeterodera glycinesMeloidogyne incognitaNecator americanusPratylenchus penetransTrichuris trichiura
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6 entriesintestinal roundwormparasitic wormplant parasitic nematoderoundworm burdenroundworm infectionsoil dwelling nematode
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William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan shared the prize for their discovery of a "novel therapy" against infections caused by roundworm parasites.
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Fertilized roundworm eggs are deposited in the soil from human feces. If someone ingests these eggs, they hatch in the intestine.
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