helminthology

[ hel-min-thol-uh-jee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

helminthology

/ ˌhɛlmɪnθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌhɛlmɪnˈθɒlədʒɪ /

hel·min·tho·log·i·cal [hel-min-th, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], hel·mintho·logic adjective
helmin·tholo·gist noun

First recorded in 1810–20; helminth + -o- + -logy

Vermeol′ogist, one skilled in vermeology; Vermeol′ogy, the knowledge of worms, helminthology.

Corrections and additions to former papers on helminthology published in the Proceedings of the Academy.

They operate to render a just and adequate understanding of the science of helminthology impossible.

Among the many advances of modern helminthology, the discovery of the true source of the guinea-worm is not the least important.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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