roundworm Definition
round·worm (ro̵und′wʉrm′)
noun
roundworm Usage Examples
Converse of object
- contain: This unpleasant material very often contains a parasitic roundworm, Toxocara Canis, which can cause blindness in humans.
- have: Worms and children Young puppies are likely to have more intestinal roundworms than adults, unless they have been adequately treated with medication.
- kill: Kills roundworm and tapeworm in a simple treatment program.
- carry: The unseen eggs remain where dogs carrying the toxocara roundworm have defecated, long after the feces have disappeared.
Adjective modifier
- common: Toxocara canis is the common roundworm of dogs, which is occasionally found in humans.
- large: When used as directed, piperazine is effective at removing virtually 100 % of large roundworms.
- intestinal: Worms and children Young puppies are likely to have more intestinal roundworms than adults, unless they have been adequately treated with medication.
- microscopic: Written by DM Benson, Plant Pathologist, this fact sheet provides information on the pest nematodes, which are microscopic roundworms.
- parasitic: This is caused by a parasitic roundworm in the fox, toxocara canis, which can cause blindness in young children.
- white: Toxocara cati is a white roundworm which most frequently infects young kittens, being passed via the mother's milk.
Modifies a noun
- egg: Roundworm eggs are found in dog mess, which can easily be picked up by young children.
- infection: Nevertheless, there remains the real threat of a roundworm infection.
- larva: When the bitch becomes pregnant the hormones that she releases stimulates the roundworm larvae, which can be lying dormant in the tissues.
- parasite: Worm drenching lambs: Lambs pick up roundworm parasites from the grass, which invade their intestines.
Noun used with modifier
- dog: People can be infected by the dog roundworm, but the worms cannot complete their lifecycle in humans.
- adult: The adult roundworms live in the small intestine where they lay eggs which are then shed into the environment via the cat's feces.
Preposition: in
dog: Egg of Ascaris lumbricoides e.g. Toxocara canis - Roundworm in dogs.
Preposition: of
tract: Uses For the treatment and control of adult and immature roundworms of the gastro-intestinal tract in horses and other equines.
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