noun
- a small parasitic roundworm that infects the intestines of humans, especially children
Usage: medical
Examples
- The doctor diagnosed the child with threadworm after examining the symptoms.
- Threadworm infections are common in school-age children.
- Good hygiene practices can help prevent threadworm transmission.
- The medication effectively treated the threadworm infestation.
- Parents should watch for signs of threadworm in their children.
- Threadworms are tiny white worms visible in stool samples.