roundworm
noun
round·worm
ˈrau̇nd-ˌwərm 
: nematode
also
: a related round-bodied unsegmented worm (such as a spiny-headed worm) as distinguished from a flatworm
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Parasites, such as ticks (opens a new tab) and roundworms (opens a new tab), hitch rides on electric fields generated by larger animal hosts.
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Their discoveries on how certain microRNAs in the roundworm govern growth of organs and tissue was initially dismissed as specific to the species.
—Niklas Pollard, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
Collaborating but working separately, the pair conducted research on a 1 millimeter roundworm, C. elegans, to determine why cell mutations occurred and when.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
The research was initially conducted in the tiny roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, but the mechanism has since been found in the genes of humans and most other animals.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2024
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quantamagazine.org, 30 Sep. 2024
Their discoveries on how certain microRNAs in the roundworm govern growth of organs and tissue was initially dismissed as specific to the species.
—Niklas Pollard, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
Collaborating but working separately, the pair conducted research on a 1 millimeter roundworm, C. elegans, to determine why cell mutations occurred and when.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
The research was initially conducted in the tiny roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, but the mechanism has since been found in the genes of humans and most other animals.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2024
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roundworm
noun
round·worm
ˈrau̇n-ˌdwərm
: a nematode worm (as a hookworm)
also
: a related round-bodied worm without segments as compared to a flatworm
Medical Definition
roundworm
noun
round·worm
ˈrau̇n-ˌdwərm
: nematode
also
: a related round-bodied unsegmented worm (as an acanthocephalan) as distinguished from a flatworm
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