pinworm

1. 1.

   small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children

   SynonymsthreadwormEnterobius vermicularis

   Broadernematode

   Part ofEnterobius

Other forms of pinworm

plural

pinworms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pinworm

What does pinworm mean?

pinworm means "small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children".

How many syllables are in pinworm?

pinworm has 2 syllables: pin-worm. The stress falls on "pin".

What is another word for pinworm?

Close synonyms include threadworm, Enterobius vermicularis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pinworm a common word?

pinworm is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.