ascaris lumbricoides

Noun

Synonyms: common roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

intestinal parasite of humans and pigsSynonyms: common roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Mawworm \Maw"worm`\, n. [Maw the belly + worm.] (Zool.) (a) Any intestinal worm found in the stomach, esp. the common round worm (Ascaris lumbricoides), and allied species. (b) One of the larvae of botflies of horses; a bot. [1913 Webster]

Stomach \Stom"ach\, n. [OE. stomak, F. estomac, L. stomachus, fr. Gr. sto`machos stomach, throat, gullet, fr. sto`ma a mouth, any outlet or entrance.]

1.(Anat.) An enlargement, or series of enlargements, in the anterior part of the alimentary canal, in which food is digested; any cavity in which digestion takes place in an animal; a digestive cavity. See Digestion, and Gastric juice, under Gastric. [1913 Webster]

2.The desire for food caused by hunger; appetite; as, a good stomach for roast beef. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3.Hence appetite in general; inclination; desire. [1913 Webster]

He which hath no stomach to this fight, Let him depart.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

4.Violence of temper; anger; sullenness; resentment; willful obstinacy; stubbornness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Stern was his look, and full of stomach vain.— Spenser.[1913 Webster]

This sort of crying proceeding from pride, obstinacy, and stomach, the will, where the fault lies, must be bent.— Locke.[1913 Webster]

5.Pride; haughtiness; arrogance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

He was a man Of an unbounded stomach.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

Stomach pump (Med.), a small pump or syringe with a flexible tube, for drawing liquids from the stomach, or for injecting them into it.

Stomach tube (Med.), a long flexible tube for introduction into the stomach.

Stomach worm (Zool.), the common roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) found in the human intestine, and rarely in the stomach. [1913 Webster]

Ascarid \As"ca*rid\, n.; pl. Ascaridesor Ascarids. [NL. ascaris, fr. Gr. ?.] (Zool.) A parasitic nematoid worm, especially the roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, often occurring in the human intestine, and allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly applied to the pinworm (Oxyuris), often troublesome to children and aged persons. [1913 Webster]