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threadworm Definition

thread·worm (-wʉrm′)

noun

a nematode or gordian worm

threadworm Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Children can still go to school or childcare, in spite of having threadworms.
  • treat: Ovex is used to treat threadworms ( sometimes known as pinworms ).
  • kill: Vermox and Ovex will kill threadworms after a single dose.

Modifies a noun

  • infestation: In the UK, it has been estimated that about 40 per cent of children under 10 years suffer from a threadworm infestation.
  • infection: Threadworm infection can be treated solely by meticulous attention to hygiene for 6 weeks.
  • egg: Threadworm eggs can survive in dust for a couple of weeks.

Noun used with modifier

  • treatment: Without treatment threadworm may give rise to vaginitis ( inflammation of the vagina ) in girls and women.

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