roundworm
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(noun) unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic |
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Synonyms: nematode |
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Related Words: Ascaridia galli, Ascaris lumbricoides, Dracunculus medinensis, Enterobius vermicularis, Guinea worm, Tylenchus tritici, chicken roundworm, common roundworm, eelworm, filaria, hookworm, pinworm, threadworm, wheat eel, wheat eelworm, wheatworm, worm |
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(noun) infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches |
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Synonyms: ringworm, tinea |
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Related Words: athlete's foot, barber's itch, fungal infection, jock itch, mycosis, tinea barbae, tinea capitis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea pedis, tinea unguium |
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