roundworm
Soil-dwelling parasitic creature
A roundworm is a worm with a cylindrical unsegmented body, belonging to the phylum Nematoda.
Roundworms are among the most abundant animals on Earth, found in soil, water, and as parasites in plants and animals.
In humans, roundworm infections can affect the intestines: The doctor diagnosed a roundworm infection.
Threadlike parasitic worm
- cuticleDead skin at nail base
- pharynxMuscular throat cavity
- hydrostatic skeletonFluid-filled cavity providing support
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
life cycle · larvae · eggs · hermaphroditism · free-living · parasitic · soil-dwelling · microscopic
Antiparasitic medication for worms
- piperazineCyclic diamine compound
- dewormingRemoving internal parasites medically
- vermifugeAgent expelling intestinal parasites
- stool sampleCollected excrement for testing
diagnosis · prevention · hygiene · sanitation · handwashing · fecal-oral · transmission · reinfection
Parasitic roundworm in soil
- crop damageHarm to cultivated plants
- stuntingArresting natural growth
- fumigationDisinfection via airborne chemicals
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
Parasitic worm infection
- elephantiasisParasitic limb-swelling disease
- river blindnessParasitic infection causing blindness
- intestinal blockageBlocked digestive passage
- malnutritionDisease from dietary inadequacy
Science of hereditary transmission
- embryogenesisFormation of early life
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- neurobiologyStudy of nervous system
- apoptosisProgrammed cell death
Nobel Prize · laboratory · transparent · short lifespan · gene editing
nematode
Threadlike parasitic worm
- cuticleDead skin at nail base
- pharynxMuscular throat cavity
- hydrostatic skeletonFluid-filled cavity providing support
molting · life cycle · larvae · eggs · hermaphroditism · free-living · parasitic · soil-dwelling · microscopic · unsegmented
ivermectin
Antiparasitic medication for worms
- piperazineCyclic diamine compound
- dewormingRemoving internal parasites medically
- vermifugeAgent expelling intestinal parasites
stool sample · diagnosis · prevention · hygiene · sanitation · handwashing · fecal-oral · transmission · reinfection
eelworm
Parasitic roundworm in soil
- crop damageHarm to cultivated plants
- stuntingArresting natural growth
- fumigationDisinfection via airborne chemicals
crop rotation · biological control · soybean · tomato · potato
trichinosis
Parasitic worm infection
- elephantiasisParasitic limb-swelling disease
- river blindnessParasitic infection causing blindness
- intestinal blockageBlocked digestive passage
genetics
Science of hereditary transmission
- embryogenesisFormation of early life
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- neurobiologyStudy of nervous system
apoptosis · Nobel Prize · laboratory · transparent · short lifespan · gene editing
- parasitestapeworm, pinworm, hookworm, fleas, tick
- parasitic wormstapeworm, tapeworms, hookworm, hookworms, pinworm
- nematodesnematode, nematodes, pinworm, pinworms, hookworm
- pseudocoelomatesnematode, rotifer, hookworm, pinworm, whipworm
- roundwormspinworm
- worm infectionstapeworm, pinworm, hookworm, whipworm, threadworm