Lumbric
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lumbric is a noun meaning (zoology, obsolete) An intestinal parasitic worm.
Meaning
(zoology, obsolete) An intestinal parasitic worm.
Example Sentences
The next day, while at stool, the patient discharged a lumbrics followed by the expulsion of two more, during the day, without faecal discharge ; treatment continued. The third day, another lumbric was expelled; the fourth, two others, &c, in all, ten lumbrics.
Word Forms
- lumbrics
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lumbriculid, lumbricid, lumbricine, earthworm, lucernarian, luticole.
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