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strongyle

strongyle

9.9
A small worm that lives in animals' intestines and makes them sick
  • noun
  • /ˈstrɒŋɡaɪl/
  • Specialized
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  • The main clinical sign in small strongyle infection is weight loss (Love et al., 1999).
  • small strongyles
  • large strongyles
  • strongyle eggs

Examples

  • The Baermann technique is also a successful method for the recovery of small strongyles' immature larvae in the faeces of clinically diseased horses.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Infections of strongyles often result in symptoms such as diarrhea and fatigue in animals.

  • For small strongyles, the life cycles of individual species have also not yet been determined.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The damage caused by large and small strongyles is attributed to larval stages.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The pattern of larval migration among large and small strongyles differs.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Strongylus vulgaris, one of the large strongyles, is the most prevalent and pathogenic.

    Academic text (2015)
  • More than 50 species of equine strongyles have been reported (Lichtenfels et al., 2002).

    Academic text (2015)
  • The encysted larvae of small strongyles can emerge synchronously from the intestinal wall, leading to the clinical disease called 'larval cyathostominosis.'

    Academic text (2015)
  • Small strongyles can cause weight loss in infected horses, making prompt diagnosis important.

  • Veterinarians recommend regular deworming to manage strongyle infestations in livestock.

Synonyms

roundworm
vsstrongyle
3 5.5

A long round animal pointed at both ends that sometimes lives as a parasite

is the parasitic intestinal form rather than the general morphological group
trichostrongyle
vsstrongyle
  • Specialized
9.9

A small round worm that lives in the intestines of farm animals

is similar but applies to animals generally rather than mainly livestock

Surface Forms

strongyle singular
strongyles plural

Etymology

Strongyle comes from the old Greek word strongylos, which means 'round'. That's a helpful memory because these parasites are round in shape, so a strongyle is a roundworm that often lives in the intestines of animals.