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roundworm
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Noun roundworm has 2 senses
- roundworm(n = noun.state) ringworm, tinea - infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches; Array has particulars: dhobi itch, kerion, athlete's foot, tinea pedis, barber's itch, tinea barbae, tinea capitis, tinea corporis, eczema marginatum, jock itch, tinea cruris, tinea unguium
- roundworm(n = noun.animal) nematode, nematode worm - unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic; Array is a kind of worm
is a kind of fungal infection, mycosis
is a member of aschelminthes, nematoda, phylum aschelminthes, phylum nematoda
has particulars: ascaris lumbricoides, common roundworm, ascaridia galli, chicken roundworm, enterobius vermicularis, pinworm, threadworm, eelworm, tylenchus tritici, wheat eel, wheat eelworm, wheatworm, trichina, trichinella spiralis, hookworm, filaria, dracunculus medinensis, guinea worm
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