ASCARIS


Meaning of ASCARIS in English

/as"keuh ris/ , n. , pl. ascarides /a skar"i deez'/ .

any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.

Also, ascarid .

[ ascarís intestinal worm; cf. earlier, late ME ascarides (pl.) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .