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Ascaris lumbricoides
Stomach Stom"ach, n. [OE. stomak, F. estomac, L. stomachus, fr. Gr. sto`machos stomach, throat, gullet, fr. sto`ma a mouth, any outlet or entrance.] 1. (Anat.) An enlargement, or series of enlargements, in the anterior part of the alimentary canal, in which food is digested; any cavity in which digestion takes place in an animal; a digestive cavity. See Digestion, and Gastric juice, under Gastric. 2. The desire for food caused by hunger; appetite; as, a good stomach for roast beef. --Shak. 3. Hence appetite in general; inclination; desire. He which hath no stomach to this fight, Let him depart. --Shak. 4. Violence of temper; anger; sullenness; resentment; willful obstinacy; stubbornness. [Obs.] Stern was his look, and full of stomach vain. --Spenser. This sort of crying proceeding from pride, obstinacy, and stomach, the will, where the fault lies, must be bent. --Locke. 5. Pride; haughtiness; arrogance. [Obs.] He was a man Of an unbounded stomach. --Shak. Stomach pump (Med.), a small pump or syringe with a flexible tube, for drawing liquids from the stomach, or for injecting them into it. Stomach tube (Med.), a long flexible tube for introduction into the stomach. Stomach worm (Zo["o]l.), the common roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) found in the human intestine, and rarely in the stomach.
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Ascarid As"ca*rid, n.; pl. Ascaridesor Ascarids. [NL. ascaris, fr. Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.) A parasitic nematoid worm, espec. the roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, often occurring in the human intestine, and allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly applied to the pinworm (Oxyuris), often troublesome to children and aged persons.
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Mawworm Maw"worm`, n. [Maw the belly + worm.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any intestinal worm found in the stomach, esp. the common round worm (Ascaris lumbricoides), and allied species. (b) One of the larv[ae] of botflies of horses; a bot.

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- Ascaris lumbricoides worldwide. People living in tropical and subtropical countries are at greater risk of infection. Infection by Ascaris lumbricoides is...
- worms known as the "small intestinal roundworms". One species, Ascaris lumbricoides, affects humans and causes the disease ascariasis. Another species, Ascaris...
- larva of Ascaris lumbricoides developing in the egg Ascaris lumbricoides adult worms (with measuring tape for scale) Ascaris lumbricoides adult worms Ascaris...
- are no longer viable do not produce any larvae. In the case of Ascaris lumbricoides (giant roundworm), which has been considered the most resistant and common...
- pigs and humans are today considered as two species (A. suum and A. lumbricoides) with different hosts, cross-infection between humans and pigs is possible;...
- used only for flatworm infections Nitazoxanide – readily kills Ascaris lumbricoides, and also possesses antiprotozoal effects. This is also an ascaricide...
- LPSN. "Marivirga lumbricoides". www.uniprot.org. Xu, Y.; Zhang, R.; Li, Q.; Liu, K.; Jiao, N. (11 December 2014). "Marivirga lumbricoides sp. nov., a marine...
- patients also infected with Giardia, Entamoeba histolytica, Ascaris lumbricoides, and hookworms. Trichuris trichiura can be treated with a single dose...
- and sewage sludge are: soil-transmitted helminths, including Ascaris lumbricoides (the most common worldwide), Trichuris trichiura, Necator americ****...
- three types of infection are therefore caused by the large roundworm A. lumbricoides, the hookworms Necator americ**** or Ancylostoma duodenale and by the...