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Definition of ascarid in English: ascarid(also ascaris) nounˈaskərɪdˈæskərɪd Zoology A parasitic nematode worm of a family (Ascaridae ) whose members typically live in the intestines of vertebrates. 〔动〕蛔虫 Example sentencesExamples - Roundworms, also know as ascarids, are transmitted from mothers to nursing kittens or through the cat ingesting eggs or other hosts (such as mice) that are infected with the eggs.
- For a wide-spread disease (such as the non-lethal parasite ascaris) where treatment is cheap and relatively painless for the patient, a cheap and simple diagnostic test is suitable.
- Raccoons may be cute, but many of them carry raccoon roundworm, an ascarid that can infect children.
- It also is used to eliminate worms (ascaris and pin worms).
- Ascariasis disturbs the upper part of the body, manifesting irritability, and vomiting ascarids after eating.
OriginLate 17th century: from modern Latin Ascaridae (plural), from Greek askarides, plural of askaris 'intestinal worm'. Definition of ascarid in US English: ascarid(also ascaris) nounˈæskərɪdˈaskərid Zoology A parasitic nematode worm of a family (Ascaridae) whose members typically live in the intestines of vertebrates. 〔动〕蛔虫 Example sentencesExamples - For a wide-spread disease (such as the non-lethal parasite ascaris) where treatment is cheap and relatively painless for the patient, a cheap and simple diagnostic test is suitable.
- Raccoons may be cute, but many of them carry raccoon roundworm, an ascarid that can infect children.
- Roundworms, also know as ascarids, are transmitted from mothers to nursing kittens or through the cat ingesting eggs or other hosts (such as mice) that are infected with the eggs.
- Ascariasis disturbs the upper part of the body, manifesting irritability, and vomiting ascarids after eating.
- It also is used to eliminate worms (ascaris and pin worms).
OriginLate 17th century: from modern Latin Ascaridae (plural), from Greek askarides, plural of askaris ‘intestinal worm’. |