Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Stron·gy·loi·des Pronunciation:
"strän-j&-'loi-"dEz Function:
noun : a genus (the type of the familyStrongyloididae) of nematode worms having both free-living males and females and parthenogenetic females parasitic in the intestine of various vertebrates and including some medically and economicallyimportant pests of humans
