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threadworm

[ thred-wurm ]

noun

  1. any of various nematode worms, especially a pinworm.


threadworm

/ ˈθrɛdˌwɜːm /

noun

  1. any of various nematodes, esp the pinworm
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of threadworm1

First recorded in 1795–1805; thread + worm
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Example Sentences

Specifically, Rodgers said he's been taking ivermectin, a medicinal paste that treats threadworms and other parasites, often in horses, and hasn't been approved by the FDA as a treatment for COVID.

From Salon

The question is answered when hate notes and truck-loads of pansies are delivered to my training camp, the little sanctuary where I skip rope while listening to taped lectures on coronary collateralization and threadworm infection.

Then there’s mebendazole, a common treatment for threadworm, which may also inhibit the growth of the blood vessels to her tumours.

If your child has head lice or threadworm, they should go to school.

In the development of the threadworm of the horse according to Boveri, the very first cleavage of the ovum establishes a distinction between somatic and reproductive cells.

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