Strongyloides Med. and Vet. Sci.
(strɒndʒɪˈlɔɪdiːz)
Also strongyl-.
[mod.L. (B. Grassi 1879, in Rendiconti R. Ist. Lombardo di Sci. e Lett. XII. 233), f. Strongyl-us (see strongyle1) + -oides (see -oid).]
Nematode worms of the genus of the same name; also, = strongyloidiasis.
| 1911 Jrnl. Exper. Med. XIV. 6 Most of the patients were admitted for malaria, so that the strongyloides were incidentally found as a result of the routine stool examinations. 1929 A. S. Chandler Hookworm Dis. vii. 287 Sandground himself, as the result of a light and brief Strongyloides infestation, apparently remained immune for at least 14 months. 1958 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 22 Nov. 1651/2 Careful examination of serial sections of large intestine..failed to reveal any Strongyloides in this tissue. 1974 Passmore & Robson Compan. Med. Stud. III. xii. 56/1 In many British soldiers who acquired the infection when prisoners of war in the Far East, strongyloides has persisted for more than 25 years. |