Etymology

biohelminth

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Today it means: Any parasitic worm that infects the primary (final) host (man or animal) as adults and infects the intermediate host (various animals) as a larva. Full definition →

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The story

From bio- + helminth. Coined by Soviet helminthologist K. I. Skriabin.

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