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roundworm::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ringworm, tinea |
| Type of | mycosis, fungal infection |
| Has types | tinea pedis, athlete's foot, barber's itch, tinea cruris, tinea corporis, jock itch, tinea capitis, eczema marginatum, tinea barbae, kerion, dhobi itch, tinea unguium |
roundworm::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | nematode, nematode worm |
| Type of | worm |
| Has types | ascaridia galli, guinea worm, filaria, enterobius vermicularis, wheat eel, wheat eelworm, wheatworm, hookworm, pinworm, threadworm, eelworm, dracunculus medinensis, common roundworm, chicken roundworm, ascaris lumbricoides, trichina, trichinella spiralis, tylenchus tritici |
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Suppressing the isoform's activity in the roundworm C. elegans extends its life.
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The roundworm has an unusual ability to fight viruses, which it does using RNAi.
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These included some parasitic organisms as well as some benign roundworm samples.
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Several roundworm and spirurid species have been found in the lining of the gizzard.
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Researchers have been able to map the entire set of circuits in the roundworm C. elegans.
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The condition can develop if the roundworm parasites move into the eyes.
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The researchers examined 17 species of roundworm, collected worldwide.
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In the same study farm raised salmon did not have any roundworm larvae.
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A similar protein found in the roundworm c. elegans causes defects in sperm when mutated.
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- Tinea: infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
- Nematode: unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
- The nematodes or roundworms (phylum Nematoda) are the most diverse phylum of pseudocoelomates, and one of the most diverse of all animals. Nematode species are very difficult to distinguish; over 28,000 have been described, of which over 16,000 are parasitic. ...
- (Roundworms) Many skunks have died from roundworms. Baylisascaris columnaris is the species that infests skunks most commonly. Baylisascaris eggs can remain viable in the environment for many years, despite hot or freezing weather or certain harsh chemicals. ...
- (Roundworms) A group of parasitic invertebrates that pass through human skin or are ingested as eggs or larvae. Roundworms typically infect the intestines and cause a number of diseases.
- (Roundworms) (Toxocara cati, Toxascaris leonina).
- (roundworms) (including Hoose (disease)) Elaeophora schneideri, Haemonchus contortus, Trichostrongylus spp., Teladorsagia spp., Cooperia spp., Nematodirus spp., Dictyocaulus filaria, Protostrongylus refescens, Muellerius capillaris, Oesophagostomum spp. ...
- A type of primitive creature that lives inside other animals for most of its existence (lungworms are also a type of roundworm)
- A white spaghetti like worm, 1 to 7 inches long, that lives in the intestine
