Medical Term:
bloodworm
Pronunciation: blŭd′werm
Definition:
- The filarial parasite of sheep, Elaeophora schneideri.
- Red aquatic larvae of certain dipterous gnats and midges.
- Marine annelids in the family Terebellidae with soft bodies and red blood.
- Blood-inhabiting worms, such as the human blood flukes in the genus Schistosoma.
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