Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
As·car·i·dae Pronunciation:
&-'skar-&-"dE Function:
noun plural : a family of large nematode worms (superfamilyAscaridoidea) that are usually parasitic in the intestines of vertebrates, have three well-developed lips and a simple cylindrical esophagus, and include the common roundworm (
Ascarislumbricoides) parasitic in the human intestine —see
ASCARIDIA,
ASCARIS
