threadworm

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Etymology

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From thread +‎ worm.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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threadworm (plural threadworms)

  1. A parasitic roundworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, which causes strongyloidiasis.
  2. (UK, Australia) The pinworm.

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