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helminth /hel·minth/ (hel´minth) a parasitic worm.

hel·minth (h

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A worm, especially a parasitic roundworm or tapeworm.

Helminth

A type of parasitic worm. Threadworms belong to a subcategory of helminths called nematodes, or roundworms.

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helminth

[hel′minth]

Etymology: Gk, helmins, worm

a worm, especially one of the pathogenic parasites of the division Metazoa, including flukes, tapeworms, and roundworms.

helminth [hel´minth]

a parasitic worm; see nematode and trematode.

helminth

a parasitic worm; a nematode, cestode or trematode.

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helminth (redirected from parasitic worm)

helminth
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