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 ofhelminths (parasitic worms)
Etymologies
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Examples
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He obtained a PhD in medical helminthology from the University of London.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Gottstein B, Ayala FJ (2008) Taeniid history, natural selection and antigenic diversity: evolutionary theory meets helminthology.
sionnach commented on the word helminthology
The study of vile breath mints that taste as if they were made of crushed internal parasites.
February 24, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word helminthology
I think I have a tin of those.
February 24, 2009
reesetee commented on the word helminthology
Yum.
February 24, 2009