The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ascarid \As"ca*rid\, n.; pl. Ascaridesor Ascarids. [NL. ascaris, fr. Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.) A parasitic nematoid worm, especially the roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, often occurring in the human intestine, and allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly applied to the pinworm ( Oxyuris), often troublesome to children and aged persons.
Usage examples of "ascarides".
Pole mentions the expulsion of 441 lumbricoid worms in thirty-four days, and Fauconneau-Dufresne has reported a most remarkable case in which 5000 ascarides were discharged in less than three years, mostly by vomiting.
The older records contain instances of continued infantile priapism caused by the constant irritation of ascarides and also records of prolonged priapism associated with intense agony and spasmodic cramps.
Delisle mentions a young person who during a whole year passed pieces of ascarides and tenia, during which time he could not endure music.