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ˌhɛl mɪnˈθɒl ə dʒihelminthol·o·gy

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  1. helminthologynoun

    The branch of zoology related to the study of helminths (parasitic worms)

  2. Etymology: (Eng. us. 1819)

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  1. Helminthology

    Helminthology is the study of parasitic worms (helminths). The field studies the taxonomy of helminths and their effects on their hosts. The origin of the first compound of the word is the Greek ἕλμινς - helmins, meaning "worm". In the 18th and early 19th century there was wave of publications on helminthology; this period has been described as the science's "Golden Era". During that period the authors Félix Dujardin, William Blaxland Benham, Peter Simon Pallas, Marcus Elieser Bloch, Otto Friedrich Müller, Johann Goeze, Friedrich Zenker, Charles Wardell Stiles, Carl Asmund Rudolphi, Otto Friedrich Bernhard von Linstow and Johann Gottfried Bremser started systematic scientific studies of the subject.The Japanese parasitologist Satyu Yamaguti was one of the most active helminthologists of the 20th century; he wrote the six-volume Systema Helminthum.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Helminthologynoun

    the natural history, or study, of worms, esp. parasitic worms

  2. Etymology: [Gr. , , a worm + -logy: cf. F. helminthologie.]

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  1. Helminthology

    Helminthology is the study of parasitic worms. This field deals with the study of their taxonomy and the effect on their hosts. The origin of the first compound of the word is from the Greek ἕλμινς - helmins, meaning "worm". In the 18th and early 19th century there was wave of publications on helminthology in the 19th and at the beginning of the 19th century that has been described as “Golden Era” of helminthology. During that period the authors Peter Simon Pallas, Marcus Elieser Bloch, Otto Friedrich Müller, Johann Goeze, Friedrich Zenker, Carl Asmund Rudolphi and Johann Gottfried Bremser started systematic scientific studies of the subject.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Helminthology in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Helminthology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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