💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Helminths"
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| parasitic worm | Parasitic worms, also known as helminths, are a polyphyletic group of large macroparasites; adults can generally be seen with the naked eye. |
| endoparasitic | Of or pertaining to endoparasites. |
| helminthiasisnoun | Any of various infectious diseases comprising and developing from infestation with any of various parasitic worms. |
| helminthologynoun | (zoology) The branch of zoology related to the study of helminths (parasitic worms). |
| hookwormsnoun | (countable) Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin. |
| hookwormnoun | (countable) Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin. |
| parasitesnoun | an American pop-punk band. |
| anthelminthicnoun | Alternative form of anthelmintic. [(medicine) A drug for the treatment of worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.] |
| tapewormsnoun | (countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle. |
| roundwormsnoun | An invertebrate animal of the phylum Nematoda and other similar phyla. Many species of roundworms are parasites. |
| parasitosisnoun | (medicine) Infestation with parasites. |
| trematodesnoun | (zoology) a parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda |
| pinwormsnoun | Any of several nematode worms, of the family Oxyuridae, that are parasitic to mammals |
| pinwormnoun | Any of several nematode worms, of the family Oxyuridae, that are parasitic to mammals |
| nematodesnoun | (zoology) A worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm. |
| annelidsnoun | Any of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech. |
| parasitenoun | (biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism. |
| whipwormnoun | (medicine) Trichuris trichiura, a roundworm, causing trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine. |
| flatwormsnoun | Any of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity. |
| roundwormnoun | An invertebrate animal of the phylum Nematoda and other similar phyla. Many species of roundworms are parasites. |
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