Helminth

hel′minth, n. a worm.— n. Helminth′agogue , a remedy against worms.— adj. Helmin′thic , pertaining to worms: ( med. ) expelling worms.— n. a medicine for expelling worms.— n. Helmin′thite , a long sinuous mark common on the surfaces of sandstone, and supposed to be the tracks of worms.— adjs. Helmin′thoid , worm-shaped; Helm in tho log′ic , -al .— ns. Helminthol′ogist ; Helminthol′ogy , that branch of natural history which treats of worms, or more particularly of the parasitic forms.— adj. Helminth′ous . [Gr. helmins , - inthos , a worm.]