Medical Dictionary

Oxyuridae

noun pl Oxy·uri·dae \-ˈyr-ə-ˌdē\

Medical Definition of OXYURIDAE

:  a family of nematode worms that have a distinct posterior enlargement of the pharynx and no preanal suckers in the male and that are chiefly parasites of the vertebrate intestinal tract—see pinworm

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