roundworm

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: roundworm

1	n	unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
2	n	infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: roundworm

Types:: show 10 types...; hide 10 types...; Ascaris lumbricoides, common roundworm
intestinal parasite of humans and pigs; Ascaridia galli, chicken roundworm
intestinal parasite of domestic fowl; Enterobius vermicularis, pinworm, threadworm
small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children; eelworm
any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms; Tylenchus tritici, wheat eel, wheat eelworm, wheatworm
small roundworm parasitic on wheat; Trichinella spiralis, trichina
parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles; hookworm
parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts; filaria
slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects; Dracunculus medinensis, Guinea worm
parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates; Anguillula aceti, Turbatrix aceti, vinegar eel, vinegar worm
minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar

Type of:: worm
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; dhobi itch
fungal infection attacking moist parts of the body; kerion
ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard that usually results in a swelling that is covered with pustules and oozes fluid; athlete's foot, tinea pedis
fungal infection of the feet; barber's itch, tinea barbae
fungal infection of the face and neck; tinea capitis
fungal infection of the scalp characterized by bald patches; tinea corporis
fungal infection of nonhairy parts of the skin; eczema marginatum, jock itch, tinea cruris
fungal infection of the groin (most common in men); tinea unguium
fungal infection of the nails (especially toenails)

Type of:: fungal infection, mycosis
an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus

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