threadworm
noun
thread·worm
ˈthred-ˌwərm 
: a long slender nematode worm (such as a pinworm or strongyle)
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The parasite Strongyloides stercoralis, otherwise known as threadworm due to its filiform shape.
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Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2011
This man had been unknowingly harboring a S. stercoralis, or threadworm, infection for over 75 years.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2011
According to The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, Kenyan researchers found that ivermectin — an anti-parasitic drug commonly used to treat roundworms, threadworms and other parasites in dogs — can make human blood poisonous to mosquitoes.
—Daniela Sternitzky-Di Napoli, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2018
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Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2011
This man had been unknowingly harboring a S. stercoralis, or threadworm, infection for over 75 years.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2011
According to The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, Kenyan researchers found that ivermectin — an anti-parasitic drug commonly used to treat roundworms, threadworms and other parasites in dogs — can make human blood poisonous to mosquitoes.
—Daniela Sternitzky-Di Napoli, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2018
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threadworm
noun
thread·worm
ˈthred-ˌwərm
: any long slender nematode worm (as a pinworm or strongyle)
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