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helminthology

[ hel-min-thol-uh-jee ]

noun

  1. the scientific study of worms, especially of parasitic worms.


helminthology

/ ˌhɛlmɪnˈθɒlədʒɪ; ˌhɛlmɪnθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

  1. the study of parasitic worms
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Derived Forms

  • helminthological, adjective
  • ˌhelminˈthologist, noun
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Other Words From

  • hel·min·tho·log·i·cal [hel-min-th, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], hel·mintho·logic adjective
  • helmin·tholo·gist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of helminthology1

First recorded in 1810–20; helminth + -o- + -logy
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Example Sentences

Zoology was divided into 11 chief articles, “Mammalia,” “Ornithology,” “Reptilia,” “Ichthyology,” “Mollusca,” “Crustacea,” “Arachnides,” “Entomology,” “Helminthology,” “Zoophytes,” and “Animalcule”—all by James Wilson.

From 1868 he acted as Swiney lecturer on geology at the British Museum until 1873, when he became professor of botany at the Royal Veterinary College, afterwards filling a chair of helminthology which was specially created for him at that institution.

His special subject was helminthology, particularly the worms parasitic in man and animals, and as a physician he gained a considerable reputation in the diagnosis of cases depending on the presence of such organisms.

Associated words: helminthology, helminthologist, vermeology, vermeologist, vermifugal, verminivorous, vermin, vermiculate, vermiculated, vermiculation, tænifuge, helminthic, helminthiasis, vermicious, vermicular, vermiculose, anthelmintic, wormy. worm-shaped, a. vermiform, vermicular, wormlike. worn away. eroded, abraded, attrite. worry, v. harass, vex, annoy, torment, tease, fret, trouble, pester, badger, harry, importune; be anxious, be solicitous, fret. worry, a. anxiety, fretting, apprehension, concern, solicitude.

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