Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of small threadworms or nematoids of the family Ascaridæ, founded by Rudolphi in 1809; the pinworms. O. vermicularis infests the rectum; the female is half an inch loner, the male much smaller.
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Examples
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He describes the _oxyuris vermicularis_ with knowledge manifestly derived from personal observation.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages James Joseph Walsh 1903
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He dwells on the itching in the region of the anus, caused by the _oxyuris_, and the fact that they probably find their way into the upper part of the digestive tract because of the soiling of the hands.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages James Joseph Walsh 1903
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_oxyuris_ he prescribed clysters of ethereal oils.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages James Joseph Walsh 1903
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