| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The natural history, or study, of worms, esp. parasitic worms.[Websters]. | |
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Date "HELMINTHOLOGY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Helminthology \Hel`min*thol"o*gy\, noun. [from Greek expression worm -logy: compare to the French expression helminthologie.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HELMINTHOLOGY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] The science or knowledge of vermes; the description and natural history of vermes.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Geology | The scientific study of parasitic worms, or helminths. (references) | ||
| Wikipedic | Helminthology is the study of parasitic worms (for example, nematoda and cestoda) and their effect on their hosts. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | [Noun] (zoology) The branch of zoology related to the study of helminths (parasitic worms). (references) | ||
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