Medical term:
lumbricoides
lumbricoid
[lum´brĭ-koid]resembling an earthworm; said of ascarids, or intestinal roundworms.
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lum·bri·coid
(lŭm'bri-koyd),1. Denoting or resembling a roundworm, especially Ascaris lumbricoides.
See also: scolecoid (2), vermiform. Synonym(s): lumbrical, lumbricus (1)
See also: scolecoid (2), vermiform. Synonym(s): lumbrical, lumbricus (1)
2. Obsolete common name for Ascaris lumbricoides.
[L. lumbricus, earthworm, + G. eidos, resemblance]
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lumbricoid
adjective(1) Worm-like, vermiform.
(2) Ascarid-like (after Ascaris lumbricoides).
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lum·bri·coid
(lŭm'bri-koyd)Denoting or resembling a roundworm, especially Ascaris lumbricoides.
See also: vermiform
See also: vermiform
[L. lumbricus, earthworm, + G. eidos, resemblance]
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