Medical Dictionary
barber's pole worm
noun \ˈbär-bərz-ˌpōl-\
Medical Definition of BARBER'S POLE WORM
: a nematode stomach worm of the genus Haemonchus (H. contortus) that occurs typically in the abomasum of ruminants (as sheep) and rarely in humans
Variants of BARBER'S POLE WORM
barber's pole worm also bar·ber pole worm \-bər\
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