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WORM

abbr. Computers write once, read many

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W0227900 (wûrm) n. 1. Any of various invertebrates, especially an annelid, flatworm, nematode, or nemertean, having a long, flexible, rounded or flattened body, often without obvious appendages. 2. Any of various crawling insect larvae, such as a grub or a caterpillar, having a soft elongated body. 3. Any of various other animals, such as a shipworm or a slowworm, having a long slender limbless body. 4. a. Something, such as the thread of a screw or the spiral condenser in a still, that resembles a worm in form or appearance. b. The spirally threaded shaft of a worm gear. 5. An insidiously tormenting or devouring force: "felt the black worm of treachery growing in his heart" (Mario Puzo). 6. A person regarded as pitiable or contemptible. 7. worms Medicine Infestation of the intestines or other parts of the body with parasitic worms; helminthiasis. 8. Computers A malicious program that replicates itself until it fills all of the storage space on a drive or network. v. wormed, worm·ing, worms v. tr. 1. To make (one's way) with the sinuous crawling motion of a worm. 2. To work (one's way or oneself) subtly or gradually; insinuate: She wormed her way into his confidence. 3. To elicit by artful or devious means. Usually used with out of: wormed a confession out of the suspect. 4. To treat for intestinal worms: wormed the dog. 5. Nautical To wrap yarn or twine spirally around (rope). v. intr. 1. To move in a manner suggestive of a worm. 2. To make one's way by artful or devious means: He can't worm out of this situation.
[Middle English, from Old English wurm, variant of wyrm; see wer-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

worm

(wɜːm) n1. (Animals) any of various invertebrates, esp the annelids (earthworms, etc), nematodes (roundworms), and flatworms, having a slender elongated body. 2. (Animals) any of various insect larvae having an elongated body, such as the silkworm and wireworm3. (Animals) any of various unrelated animals that resemble annelids, nematodes, etc, such as the glow-worm and shipworm4. a gnawing or insinuating force or agent that torments or slowly eats away5. a wretched or spineless person6. anything that resembles a worm in appearance or movement7. (Tools) a shaft on which a helical groove has been cut, as in a gear arrangement in which such a shaft meshes with a toothed wheel8. (Brewing) a spiral pipe cooled by air or flowing water, used as a condenser in a still9. (Zoology) a nontechnical name for lytta10. (Anatomy) anatomy any wormlike organ, structure, or part, such as the middle lobe of the cerebellum (vermis cerebelli). Technical name: vermis 11. (Computer Science) computing a program that duplicates itself many times in a network and prevents its destruction. It often carries a logic bomb or virusvb12. to move, act, or cause to move or act with the slow sinuous movement of a worm13. (foll by: in, into, out of, etc) to make (one's way) slowly and stealthily; insinuate (oneself)14. (tr; often foll by out of or from) to extract (information, a secret, etc) from by persistent questioning15. (tr) to free from or purge of worms16. (Nautical Terms) (tr) nautical to wind yarn around (a rope) so as to fill the spaces between the strands and render the surface smooth for parcelling and serving[Old English wyrm; related to Old Frisian wirm, Old High German wurm, Old Norse ormr, Gothic waurms, Latin vermis, Greek romos woodworm] ˈwormer n ˈwormˌlike, ˈwormish adj

WORM

(wɜːm) n acronym for (Computer Science) write once read many times: an optical disk that enables users to store data but not change it

worm

(wɜrm)
n. 1. any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the roundworms, platyhelminths, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, horsehair worms, and annelids. 2. (loosely) any of numerous small creeping animals with more or less slender, elongated bodies, and without limbs or with very short ones. 3. something resembling or suggesting a worm in appearance, movement, etc. 4. a groveling, abject, or contemptible person. 5. the thread of a screw. 6. a rotating cylinder or shaft, cut with one or more helical threads, that engages with and drives a worm gear. 7. something that penetrates, injures, or consumes slowly or insidiously. 8. worms, (used with a sing. v.) any disease or disorder arising from the presence of parasitic worms in the intestines or other tissues; helminthiasis. 9. the lytta of a dog or other carnivorous animal. 10. computer code planted illegally in a software program so as to destroy data in any system that downloads the program, as by reformatting the hard disk. v.i. 11. to move or act like a worm; creep, crawl, or advance slowly, stealthily, or insidiously. v.t. 12. to cause to move in a devious or stealthy manner: a thief worming his hand into a coat pocket. 13. to get by persistent, insidious efforts (usu. fol. by out or from): to worm a secret out of someone. 14. to insinuate (oneself or one's way) into another's favor, confidence, etc.: He wormed his way into the king's favor. 15. to free from worms: to worm puppies. 16. Naut. to wind yarn or the like spirally round (a rope) so as to fill the spaces between the strands and render the surface smooth. [before 900; Middle English; Old English wyrm dragon, serpent, worm, c. Old Saxon, Old High German wurm, Old Norse ormr, Gothic waurms; akin to Latin vermis] worm′er, n.

WORM

(würm)
n. write once, read many (times): a technology that allows data to be written onto an optical disc only once.

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(wûrm)1. Any of various invertebrate animals having a soft, long body that is round or flattened and usually lacks limbs.2. Computer Science A destructive computer program that copies itself over and over until it fills all of the storage space on a computer's hard drive or on a network.Did You Know? Although there are many kinds of worms, both flat and round, we usually think of earthworms when someone mentions worms. Earthworms do not get a lot of respect these days, but Charles Darwin wrote an entire book explaining how important they are. "Long before [the plow] existed," he said, "the land was in fact regularly plowed and still continues to be thus plowed by earthworms. It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world." As they tunnel in the soil, earthworms open channels that allow in air and water. These channels improve drainage and make it easier for plants to send down roots. Earthworms eat and digest soil and the organic wastes it contains, and their own wastes provide nourishment for plants and other organisms. The tunneling of earthworms brings up nutrients from deep soils to the surface. It is estimated that each year, earthworms in one acre of land move 18 or more tons of soil. We enjoy the fruits of this labor in the form of rich soil and healthy vegetation.

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Past participle: wormed
Gerund: worming
Imperative
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Present Continuous
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Past Conditional
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Thesaurus
Noun1.worm - any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvaeinvertebrate - any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classificationhelminth, parasitic worm - worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukeswoodworm - a larva of a woodboreracanthocephalan, spiny-headed worm - any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spinesarrowworm, chaetognath - any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouthflatworm, platyhelminth - parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened bodynemertean, nemertine, proboscis worm, ribbon worm - soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contractbeard worm, pogonophoran - slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottomnematode, nematode worm, roundworm - unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasiticannelid, annelid worm, segmented worm - worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
2.worm - a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respectdirt ball, insect, lousedisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
3.worm - a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a networkworm - a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network; "worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers"malevolent program - a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects
4.worm - screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rackscrew - a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted headworm gear - gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion
Verb1.worm - to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)worm - to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"squirm, twist, wriggle, writhe, wrestlemove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"wrench - make a sudden twisting motion

worm

nounRelated words
adjective vermiform, vermicular
fear helminthophobia

worm

verb1. To move or proceed with short irregular motions up and down or from side to side:squiggle, squirm, waggle, wiggle, wriggle, writhe.2. To move along in a crouching or prone position:crawl, creep, slide, snake.3. To introduce gradually and slyly:edge, foist, infiltrate, insinuate, wind, work.4. To make, achieve, or get through contrivance or guile:engineer, finesse.Informal: finagle, wangle.
Translations
蠕虫慢慢探得缓慢前进

worm

(wəːm) noun a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm. 蠕蟲 蠕虫 verb1. to make (one's way) slowly or secretly. He wormed his way to the front of the crowd. 緩慢(或秘密)前進 缓慢（或秘密）前进 2. to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone). It took me hours to worm the true story out of him. 費勁地探得(消息) 慢慢探得（消息）

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 (one's way) in (to something) 1. Fig. to wiggle into something or some place. (Fig. on the image of a worm working its way into a very small space.) The little cat wormed her way into the box and got stuck. The cat wormed into the opening. 2. . Fig. to manipulate one's way into participation in something. She tried to worm her way into the play, but the director refused. You can't have a part, so don't try to worm in.

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 (one's way) out (of something) 1. Fig. to wiggle out of something or some place. (Fig. on the image of a worm working its way out of a very small space.) Somehow she managed to worm her way out of the handcuffs. Frank wormed out of the opening. He struggled and struggled and wormed out. 2. . Fig. to manipulate oneself out of a job or responsibility. Don't try to worm yourself out of this affair. It is your fault! You can't worm out of this.

worm

n. a repellent person, usually a male. Gad, you are a worm, Tom.
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  • early bird catches the worm
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  • Even a worm will turn
  • glow worm
  • have a worm in (one's) tongue
  • The early bird catches the worm
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worm,

common name for various unrelated invertebrate animals with soft, often long and slender bodies. Members of the phylum PlatyhelminthesPlatyhelminthes
, phylum containing about 20,000 species of soft-bodied, bilaterally symmetrical, invertebrate animals, commonly called flatworms. There are four classes: the free-living, primarily aquatic class, Turbellaria, and Trematoda, Cestoda, and Monogenea, which are
..... Click the link for more information. , or the flatworms, are the most primitive; they are generally small and flat-bodied and include the free-living planariansplanarian,
common name for several genera of the free-living (turbellarian) flatworms belonging to the order Tricladida, a name that derives from their characteristic three-branched digestive cavities. Most species range from 1-8 in. to about 1 in. in length (.32–2.
..... Click the link for more information.  (of the class Turbellaria) as well as the parasitic flukesfluke,
parasitic flatworm of the trematoda class, related to the tapeworm. Instead of the cilia, external sense organs, and epidermis of the free-living flatworms, adult flukes have sucking disks with which they cling to their hosts and an external cuticle that resists digestion
..... Click the link for more information.  (class Trematoda) and tapewormstapeworm,
name for the parasitic flatworms forming the class Cestoda. All tapeworms spend the adult phase of their lives as parasites in the gut of a vertebrate animal (called the primary host).
..... Click the link for more information.  (class Cestoda). The nemertines, or ribbon worms (phylum NemertineaNemertinea
, phylum of elongated, often flattened, marine Worms, sometimes called ribbon worms. There are 900 known species, ranging in size from a fraction of an inch to 90 ft (27 m).
..... Click the link for more information. ), are often colorful marine carnivores with an extensible proboscis. The smallest species are only a fraction of an inch (less than 2.5 cm) long, while giants of the group range up to 90 ft (27 m) and are the longest of all invertebrates. Pseuodcoelomate worms include those in the phyla RotiferaRotifera,
phylum of predominantly free-living, microscopic, aquatic or semiterrestrial pseudocoelomates. Each rotifer has a head bearing a crown of cilia, the corona, at the anterior end; most rotifers feed with the aid of currents generated by the coronal cilia.
..... Click the link for more information. , Gastrotricha, KinorhynchaKinorhyncha
, phylum containing about 150 species of tiny pseudocoelomate worms, it is widely distributed in marine sediments. The kinorhynch body is divided into 13 segments, each covered with a cuticle and equipped with characteristic spines.
..... Click the link for more information. , NematodaNematoda
, phylum consisting of about 12,000 known species, and many more predicted species, of worms (commonly known as roundworms or threadworms). Nematodes live in the soil and other terrestrial habitats as well as in freshwater and marine environments; some live on the deep
..... Click the link for more information. , and NematomorphaNematomorpha
, small (about 230 species) phylum of pseudocoelomates; the horsehair worms. Most are very slender, elongated creatures found in ponds and streams, whose larvae live as parasites in arthropods. They emerge as adults for a brief time, then mate and die.
..... Click the link for more information. . Of these, the largest phylum is the nematodes, which are probably the most numerous multicellular animals. Also called roundworms and threadworms, the nematodes include widespread free-living species as well as parasites, such as the hookwormhookworm,
any of a number of bloodsucking nematodes in the phylum Nematoda, order Strongiloidae that live as parasites in humans and other mammals and attach themselves to the host's intestines by means of hooks.
..... Click the link for more information. . Other parasitic nematodes include Filaria, the cause of filariasis, which may result in elephantiasiselephantiasis
, abnormal enlargement of any part of the body due to obstruction of the lymphatic channels in the area (see lymphatic system), usually affecting the arms, legs, or external genitals.
..... Click the link for more information. ; Trichinella, the cause of trichinosistrichinosis
or trichiniasis
, parasitic disease caused by the roundworm Trichinella spiralis. It follows the eating of raw or inadequately cooked meat, especially pork.
..... Click the link for more information. ; Ascaris, an intestinal parasite of humans, horses, and pigs; the pinwormpinworm,
roundworm, Enterobius vermicularis, worldwide in distribution and the most common source of worm infestation of humans in the United States. Children are more commonly infested than adults.
..... Click the link for more information. , a parasite common in children; the Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis, which is ingested as a larva in water and slowly emerges when full grown (up to 3 ft/91 cm) through a painful sore in the skin, but as a result of an eradication program is now found only in Chad, Ethiopia, and South Sudan; and various other species that are agricultural pests. Like the nematodes, the hairworms, or horsehair worms, are unsegmented, but they are grouped separately in the phylum Nematomorpha. The larvae are parasitic, first in the bodies of aquatic insects and then within grasshoppers or beetles. The adult is about 6 in. (15 cm) long and covered with brown chitin, giving it a stiff appearance; since the worms were frequently found in watering troughs, superstition had it that they developed from horsehairs. The annelid worms (phylum AnnelidaAnnelida
[Lat., anellus=a ring], phylum of soft-bodied, bilaterally symmetrical (see symmetry, biological), segmented animals, known as the segmented, or annelid, worms.
..... Click the link for more information. ) have segmented bodies, distinct heads, digestive tubes, circulatory systems, and brains. Appendages on each segment are used for walking or swimming. They include the earthwormearthworm,
terrestrial, cylindrical segmented worm of the class Oligochaeta. There are 2,200 earthworm species, found all over the world except in arid and arctic regions and ranging in size from 1 in. (2.5 cm) to the 11-ft (330-cm) giant worms of the tropics.
..... Click the link for more information. , of the class Oligochaeta, the leechleech,
predacious or parasitic annelid worm of the class Hirudinea, characterized by a cylindrical or slightly flattened body with suckers at either end for attaching to prey.
..... Click the link for more information.  (class Hirudinea), and the marine annelids of the class Polychaeta. The sea mousesea mouse,
marine worm of the genus Aphrodite with a short, broad, segmented body, found in moderately deep water. The upper, or dorsal, surface of a sea mouse bears 15 pairs of raised scales; the space between the scales and the body surface forms a channel for the flow
..... Click the link for more information. , the clam worm, and the feather duster worm belong to the latter group. The shipwormshipworm
or teredo
, marine bivalve mollusk of the family Teredinidae, specialized for boring in wood. A shipworm is not a worm, but a greatly elongated clam. Its two shells, enclosing only the front end of the body, function as a tool, rather than a protective
..... Click the link for more information.  is a type of clam. The larvae of many insects are popularly called worms. Moth and butterfly larvae can be distinguished from adult animals called worms by the presence of several pairs of fleshy appendages at the rear end of the body (see caterpillarcaterpillar
, common name for the larva of a moth or butterfly. Caterpillars have distinct heads and are segmented and wormlike. They have three pairs of short, jointed legs (retained in the adult) on the thorax; in addition, they have unjointed, fleshy appendages, called
..... Click the link for more information. ). However, other insect larvae are completely legless, while still others are equipped with six pairs of legs, as in adult insects (see larvalarva,
independent, immature animal that undergoes a profound change, or metamorphosis, to assume the typical adult form. Larvae occur in almost all of the animal phyla; because most are tiny or microscopic, they are rarely seen. They play diverse roles in the lives of animals.
..... Click the link for more information. ). Insect larvae known as worms include the armywormarmyworm,
larva, or caterpillar, of a moth, Pseudaletia unipuncta or Mythimna unipuncta, found in North America E of the Rocky Mts.; also known as the common, or true, armyworm.
..... Click the link for more information. , bagwormbagworm,
common name for the larva of small moths of the family Psychidae. The larva spins a silken cocoon as it travels, hence the term bagworm. When fully grown, the bagworm fastens its covering to a twig and pupates within it.
..... Click the link for more information. , cutwormcutworm,
name for the larvae of many moths of the family Noctuidae (owlet moths). These larvae, or caterpillars, feed at night on the stems and roots of young plants, often cutting them off near the surface of the ground. They hide in soil by day.
..... Click the link for more information. , and inchworminchworm,
name for the larvae of moths of the family Geometridae, a large, cosmopolitan group with over 1,200 species indigenous to North America. Also called measuring worms, spanworms, and loopers, inchworms lack appendages in the middle portion of their body, causing them to
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What does it mean when you dream about a worm?

The term worm is used metaphorically in some common English expressions to represent weakness and sneakiness, as in “he wormed his way into the group” or “what a worm he turned out to be.” The worm also symbolizes bait and rich, fertile soil.

worm

[wərm] (computer science) A computer program that seeks to replicate itself and to spread, with the goal of consuming and exhausting computer resources, thereby causing computing systems to fail. (design engineering) A shank having at least one complete tooth (thread) around the pitch surface; the driver of a worm gear. (invertebrate zoology) The common name for members of the Annelida. Any of various elongated, naked, soft-bodied animals resembling an earthworm. (metallurgy) Sweat of molten metal which exudes through the crust of solidifying metal in a casting, and is caused by gas evolution.

WORM

[wərm] (computer science) Pertaining to a storage device, such as an optical disk, that allows the user to record data only once and to read back the data an unlimited number of times. Abbreviation for write-one, read-many.

worm

1. any of various invertebrates, esp the annelids (earthworms, etc.), nematodes (roundworms), and flatworms, having a slender elongated body 2. any of various insect larvae having an elongated body, such as the silkworm and wireworm 3. any of various unrelated animals that resemble annelids, nematodes, etc., such as the glow-worm and shipworm 4. a shaft on which a helical groove has been cut, as in a gear arrangement in which such a shaft meshes with a toothed wheel 5. a spiral pipe cooled by air or flowing water, used as a condenser in a still 6. a nontechnical name for lytta7. Anatomy any wormlike organ, structure, or part, such as the middle lobe of the cerebellum (vermis cerebelli) 8. Computing a program that duplicates itself many times in a network and prevents its destruction. It often carries a logic bomb or virus

WORM

Computing write once read many times: an optical disk that enables users to store data but not change it

WORM

(1)Write-Once Read-Many

worm

(networking, security)(From "Tapeworm" in John Brunner'snovel "The Shockwave Rider", via XEROX PARC) A program thatpropagates itself over a network, reproducing itself as itgoes. Compare virus. Nowadays the term has negativeconnotations, as it is assumed that only crackers writeworms.

Perhaps the best-known example was the Great Worm.

Compare Trojan horse.

worm

(1) A destructive program that replicates itself internally or throughout the network. A worm can do damage by sheer volume, consuming internal storage and memory resources or by exhausting network bandwidth. It can also deposit Trojans that turn every computer in the network into zombies for spam, denial of service (DOS) or some other malicious attack. Very often, the terms "worm" and "virus" are used synonymously; however, worm implies automatic reproduction. See virus, logic bomb, smartphone virus, denial-of-service attack, spam, Stuxnet, Worm.ExploreZip virus and Morris worm.

(2) (worm) A program that moves through a network and deposits data at each node for diagnostic purposes. A worm may cause idle computers to share some of the processing workload. See ethical worm.

(3) (WORM) (Write Once Read Many) A magnetic tape format that can prevent recorded files from being erased or rewritten. See LTO.

(4) (WORM) (Write Once Read Many) There are two kinds of optical drive technologies that prevent files from being rewritten. The traditional ablative WORM makes a permanent change in the recording material. Continuous composite write (CCW) is a WORM mode in a normally rewritable magneto-optical (MO) cartridge. The drive's firmware ensures that recorded areas on the medium are not rewritten. See optical disc and MDISC.


WORM Cartridges
Large-format 12-14" WORM drives use the ablative technology; however, magneto-optic (MO) drives have firmware that turns MO media into write-once disks.

Worms

(dreams)What thoughts come to mind when someone is called a worm? When we are dreaming about these animals, we may be reflecting on the more negative aspects of our own or someone else’s personality. Worms are usually associated with weakness and sneakiness. They are blind and generally feed on decaying matter. To associate these characteristics with any individuals, including yourself, indicates that you are seeing a very negative side of them and have a generally low opinion of them (or yourself). If you are dreaming about earthworms, the connotation is more positive because they make contributions to the general health of our environment. Old superstition-based dream interpretations say that dreaming about worms is a warning about poor health.

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 [werm] 1. any of the soft-bodied, elongated, naked invertebrates of the phyla annelida, acanthocephala, aschelminthes, and platyhelminthes; called also vermis. Worms are often found as parasites in humans and other animals; in North America the most common of these are roundworms and tapeworms. flukes are a serious problem in other parts of the world. Most worm infections are transmitted from person to person via feces that contaminate food and water. Serious worm infections may cause anemia, listlessness, fatigue, irritability, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and weight loss. Parasitic worms usually live in relative balance with their human hosts, taking enough nutrients to survive without destroying the health of the host. However, they reduce the strength and energy of the bodies they inhabit, often produce very uncomfortable symptoms and should never go untreated. Suspected cases of worms should be brought to the attention of a health care provider; self-treatment is likely to be ineffective and can be harmful. Effective medications against worms are available by prescription.2. vermis.

Worm

(verm), Ole, Danish anatomist, 1588-1654. See: wormian bones.

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(werm), 1. anatomy any structure resembling a worm, for example, the midline part of the cerebellum in the forms of "vermis" and "lumbrical." 2. Term once used to designate any member of the invertebrate group or former subkingdom Vermes, a collective term no longer used taxonomically; now commonly used to designate any member of the separate phyla Annelida (the segmented or true worms), Nematoda (roundworms), and Platyhelminthes (flatworms). Important species include Dracunculus medinensis (dragon, guinea, Medina, or serpent worm), Enterobius vermicularis (seat worm or pinworm), Loa loa (African eye worm), Moniliformis (phylum Acanthocephala, thorny-headed worms), Oxyspirura mansoni (Manson eye worm), Pentastomida (tongue worm), Strongylus (palisade worm), Thelazia (eye worm), and Trichinella spiralis (pork or trichina worm). For some types of worms not listed as subentries here (because they are usually written as one word), see the full name. [A.S. wyrm]

worm

(wûrm)n.1. Any of various invertebrates, especially an annelid, flatworm, nematode, or nemertean, having a long, flexible, rounded or flattened body, often without obvious appendages.2. Any of various crawling insect larvae, such as a grub or a caterpillar, having a soft elongated body.3. Any of various other animals, such as a shipworm or a slowworm, having a long slender limbless body.4. worms Medicine Infestation of the intestines or other parts of the body with parasitic worms; helminthiasis.v. wormed, worming, worms v.tr. To cure of intestinal worms: wormed the dog.
Drug slang A regional street term for PCP
Informatics
(1) Computer worm, see there. Cf Computer virus
(2) Write-once/read-many—WORM Permanent computer memory—e.g., CD/ROM—for efficient storage of data—circa 700 Mbyte—e.g., medical and lab records
Parasitology A soft-bodied, elongate invertebrate of certain phyla: Annelida (class Hirudinea), Aschelminthes (class Nematodes), Platyhelminthes, e.g., class Trematoda
Vox populi A ne’er-do-well

worm

Parasitology A soft-bodied, elongate invertebrate of certain phyla: Annelida–class Hirudinea, Aschelminthes–class Nematodes, Platyhelminthes– eg, class Trematoda. See Hookworm, Ringworm, Screwworm.

worm

(wŏrm) 1. anatomy Any structure resembling a worm, e.g., the midline part of the cerebellum. 2. Term once used to designate any member of the invertebrate group or former subkingdom Vermes, a collective term no longer used taxonomically; now commonly used to designate any member of the separate phyla Annelida (the segmented or true worms), Nematoda (roundworms), and Platyhelminthes (flatworms). Important species include Dracunculus medinensis (dragon, guinea, Medina, or serpent worm), Enterobius vermicularis (seat worm or pinworm), Loa loa (African eye worm), Moniliformis (phylum Acanthocephala, thorny-headed worms), Oxyspirura mansoni (Manson eye worm), Pentastomida (tongue worm), Strongylus (palisade worm), Thelazia (eye worm), and Trichinella spiralis (pork or trichina worm). [A.S. wyrm]

worm

(worm) 1. An elongated invertebrate belonging to one of the following phyla: Platyhelminthes (flatworms); Nemathelminthes or Aschelminthes (roundworms or threadworms); Acanthocephala (spinyheaded worms); and Annelida (Annulata) (segmented worms). Synonym: helminth2. Any small, limbless, creeping animal.3. The median portion of the cerebellum.4. Any wormlike structure.

bladder worm

Cysticercus.GUINEA WORM : Guinea worm being removed from ulcer

guinea worm

A nematode worm (Dracunculus medinensis) that is a parasite affecting subcutaneous tissues of humans and animals, found in tropical Africa and South Asia. The worm causes infection when its larvae are drunk in unfiltered or unsanitary water. The larvae enter the body through the stomach or duodenum, migrate through internal organs, and become adults. After mating, the adult female burrows to the subcutaneous tissue, often of the leg. The worm has been eradicated in Asia. See: Medina worm See: illustration

herring worm

Anisakis simplex.

Medina worm

Guinea worm.

nodular worm

The common name of worms of the genus Oesophagostomum.

proboscis worm

Acanthocephala.

spiny-headed worm

Acanthocephala.

thorny-headed worm

Acanthocephala.

Patient discussion about worm

Q. how will i know if i have a tape worm in my body? A. Most people who are infected with tapeworm don't show symptoms.
It's possible you might notice segments of the adult tapeworm (proglottids) in your stool. Other possible signs and symptoms include:
Nausea
Weakness
Loss of appetite
Abdominal pain
Diarrhea
Weight loss and inadequate absorption of nutrients from food
If you suspect you have a tapeworm you'll need your doctor to check your stool or send samples to a laboratory for testing. A laboratory may use microscopic identification techniques to check for eggs or tapeworm segments in your feces.

Q. baby has worm in stool 6 monthold A. There are many treatments, but as far as I know they require prescription, so consulting a pediatrician may be necessary.
However, you may read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intestinal_parasite

Q. Is it possible to have pin worm on directly on the skin of your fore arms? I've had this condition for more than a year. The only thing that makes a difference is something to kill parasites. Nothing works efficiently. I itch all over beside having big sores on my arms and back. I've hade blood test that show that there are no parasites in the blood. So now what do I do? I am constantly digging this out of my skin, and the buggars jump.A. I'm seeing a dermatologist. They said it wasn't scabies. That's what I thought it was at first. I keep breaking out in new places. The Dr. say's it's dermititous, but I'm seeing something different. Went I first broke out with this I felt crawly in the area I now have the sores.

More discussions about worm

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Synonyms for worm

verb to move or proceed with short irregular motions up and down or from side to side

Synonyms

  • squiggle
  • squirm
  • waggle
  • wiggle
  • wriggle
  • writhe

verb to move along in a crouching or prone position

Synonyms

  • crawl
  • creep
  • slide
  • snake

verb to introduce gradually and slyly

Synonyms

  • edge
  • foist
  • infiltrate
  • insinuate
  • wind
  • work

verb to make, achieve, or get through contrivance or guile

Synonyms

  • engineer
  • finesse
  • finagle
  • wangle

Synonyms for worm

noun any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes

Related Words

  • invertebrate
  • helminth
  • parasitic worm
  • woodworm
  • acanthocephalan
  • spiny-headed worm
  • arrowworm
  • chaetognath
  • flatworm
  • platyhelminth
  • nemertean
  • nemertine
  • proboscis worm
  • ribbon worm
  • beard worm
  • pogonophoran
  • nematode
  • nematode worm
  • roundworm
  • annelid
  • annelid worm
  • segmented worm

noun a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

Synonyms

  • dirt ball
  • insect
  • louse

Related Words

  • disagreeable person
  • unpleasant person

noun a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network

Related Words

  • malevolent program

noun screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack

Related Words

  • screw
  • worm gear

verb to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

Synonyms

  • squirm
  • twist
  • wriggle
  • writhe
  • wrestle

Related Words

  • move
  • wrench
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