ascaris

[ as-kuh-ris ]

/ ˈæs kə rɪs /

any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.

Also ascarid.

Origin of ascaris

< New Latin (Linnaeus), the genus < Greek ascarís intestinal worm; compare earlier, late Middle English ascarides (plural) < Medieval Latin < Greek

The symptoms are those of ascarides, but I could not persuade him to take medicine therefor.

The Funny Side of Physic |A. D. Crabtre
In ascarides, especially when occurring in childhood; the quantity used being proportionately lessened.

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley
As stated in my paper, the whole intestinal tract of the dead bird was crowded with these ascarides.

Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold
In ascarides, gonorrha, and some affections of the lower bowels and bladder, when the stomach rejects the balsam.

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley

A little later in life children are liable to ascarides or seat worms, called by some “pin worms.”

Plain Talks on Avoided Subjects |Henry Newell Guernsey

Ascaris

[ ăs′kə-rĭs ]

A genus of large roundworms parasitic in the small intestine of humans and other vertebrates.