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asc|hel|minth — «ask HEHL mihnth», noun. any microscopic animal of a phylum comprising organisms with a pseudocoel, an unsegmented body surrounded by a cuticle, and a digestive tube with posterior anus, such as the rotifers, gastrotrichans, and nematodes. ╂[< … Useful english dictionary
hel|minth — «HEHL mihnth», noun. a worm, especially an intestinal worm, such as the tapeworm or the roundworm. ╂[< Greek hélmins inthos, related to eileîn to turn, roll] … Useful english dictionary
nem|a|thel|minth — «NEHM uh THEHL mihnth», noun. any one of a former grouping of worms, including the acanthocephalans, nematodes, and various other cylindrical worms. ╂[< Greek nêma, atos thread + English helminth] … Useful english dictionary
plat|y|hel|minth — «PLAT uh HEHL mihnth», noun. any one of a phylum of worms having soft, usually flat, bilaterally symmetrical bodies, a distinct head, and no body cavity; flatworm. Tapeworms, turbellarians, and flukes belong to this phylum. ╂[< Platyhelminthes … Useful english dictionary
troch|el|minth — «TROK ehl mihnth», noun. any invertebrate animal of a group including the rotifers and gastrotrichans. ╂[< Greek trochós a wheel + English helminth (because of the shape)] … Useful english dictionary
Helminth — A worm classified as a parasite. (A parasite is a disease causing organism that lives on or in a human or another animal and derives its nourishment from its host.) Lice are examples of parasites that live on humans; bacteria and viruses are… … Medical dictionary
nemathelminth — A member of the former phylum Nemathelminthes. * * * nem·a·thel·minth .nem ə thel .min(t)th n any wormlike animal of the phylum Nemathelminthes * * * nem·a·thel·minth (nem″ə thelґminth) [nemat + helminth] a worm of the phylum… … Medical dictionary
platyhelminth — Common name for any flatworm of the phylum Platyhelminthes; any cestode (tapeworm) or trematode (fluke). [platy + G. helmins, worm] * * * platy·hel·minth .plat i hel .min(t)th n any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes called also … Medical dictionary
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Helminthagogum — Hel|minth|a|go|gum auch: Hel|min|tha|go|gum 〈n.; s, go|ga; Pharm.〉 Mittel gegen Wurmkrankheiten, Wurmmittel [<grch. helmins, Pl. helminthes „Wurm“ + agogos „herbeiführend, anregend“] * * * Hel|minth|ago|gum [griech. hélmis, Gen.: hélminthos =… … Universal-Lexikon
