HELMINTH-


Meaning of HELMINTH- in English

combining form

or helmintho-

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from helminth-, helmis intestinal worm, parasitic worm; akin to Greek eulē worm, maggot, Tocharian A walyi worms, Greek eilein to wind, roll — more at voluble

1. : helminth

helminth iasis

helminth ology

2. : shaped like a worm

helmintho sporium

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