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Definition of Stomach worm

Stomach worm
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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- Cat worm infections, the infection of cats (Felidae) with parasitic worms, occur frequently. Most worm species occur worldwide in both domestic and other...
- The larvae hatch in the stomach, attach directly to the mucosa, and molt into adults (****ually mature worms). The stomach worms cause damage to the gastric...
- _file/0017/104066/Cattle-lice.pdf [Accessed 7 Jun. 2019]. "Brown stomach worm". WormBoss. Retrieved 2019-06-07. "Macrocyclic Lactones - Pharmacology"...
- waters have a trematode parasite, the giant stomach worm (Hirudinella ventricosa), living in their stomachs, but it does not appear to harm the fish. The...
- ostertagi, commonly known as the medium stomach worm or brown stomach worm, is a parasitic nematode (round worm) of cattle. O. ostertagi can also be found...
- to store fish and other prey while hunting Intestines Proventriculus Stomach "Worm World: About Earthworms". Archived from the original on 2008-12-04....
- known as Ostertagia cir****cincta and is colloquially known as the brown stomach worm. It is common in cool, temperate areas, such as south-eastern and south-western...
- administration. Fenbendazole is effective against lungworms, stomach worms, and intestinal worms in ruminants. It is administered through feed, drenching...
- How to Eat Fried Worms is a 2006 American children's comedy film written and directed by Bob Dolman. It was produced by Mark Johnson and Philip Steuer...
- with Guinea-worm larvae that reside inside copepods (a type of small crustacean). Stomach acid digests the copepod and releases the Guinea worm, which penetrates...