threadworm
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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