单词 | threadworm |
释义 | threadworm|ˈθrɛdwɜːm| A worm of threadlike form, as the Guinea worm, hair-worm, etc.; esp. the pin-worm, Oxyuris (Ascaris) vermicularis, parasitic in the human rectum, chiefly in children.
1802Bingley Anim. Biog. (1813) III. 400 The Indian thread⁓worm, or guinea-worm,..enters the naked feet of the slaves. 1822–34Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) I. 274 The head of the thread-worm is subulate, nodose, and divided into three vesicles. 1879Wright Anim. Life 582 The Thread Worm (Gordius aquaticus) is viviparous, and the young differ in form from the mother. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 512 [Eczema] may follow the irritation of thread worms. |

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