Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The scientific study of parasitic worms.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The science of worms, especially of parasitic worms.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The natural history, or study, of worms, esp. parasitic worms.

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  • noun zoology The branch of zoology related to the study of helminths (parasitic worms)

Etymologies

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helminth +‎ -ology (Eng. us. 1819)

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Examples

  • He obtained a PhD in medical helminthology from the University of London.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1997

  • In helminthology he contributed to the literature on the nematode Trichirella spiralis and also to that on the schistosome trematodes which cause schistosomiasis of man, his contributions including methods of cultivating the schistosomes in vitro and modifications of methods for the recovery and counting of the eggs of these parasites.

    Thomas H. Weller - Biography 1964

  • His experiences under the direction of these two distinguished parasitologists, whose outstanding discoveries in protozoology and helminthology are well-known, must have been very valuable.

    Thomas H. Weller - Biography 1964

  • Gottstein B, Ayala FJ (2008) Taeniid history, natural selection and antigenic diversity: evolutionary theory meets helminthology.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Karen Luisa Haag et al. 2009

  • Gottstein B, Ayala FJ (2008) Taeniid history, natural selection and antigenic diversity: evolutionary theory meets helminthology.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2009

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  • The study of vile breath mints that taste as if they were made of crushed internal parasites.

    February 24, 2009

  • I think I have a tin of those.

    February 24, 2009

  • Yum.

    February 24, 2009