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PRONUNCIATION OF HELMINTHOLOGY

helminthology  [ˌhɛlmɪnˈθɒlədʒɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HELMINTHOLOGY

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Helminthology is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HELMINTHOLOGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

helminthology

Helminthology

Helminthology is the study of parasitic worms. This field deals with the study of their taxonomy and the effect on their hosts. The origin of the first compound of the word is from the Greek ἕλμινς - helmins, meaning "worm". In the 18th and early 19th century there was wave of publications on helminthology in the 19th and at the beginning of the 19th century that has been described as “Golden Era” of helminthology. During that period the authors William Blaxland Benham, Peter Simon Pallas, Marcus Elieser Bloch, Otto Friedrich Müller, Johann Goeze, Friedrich Zenker, Carl Asmund Rudolphi and Johann Gottfried Bremser started systematic scientific studies of the subject.

Definition of helminthology in the English dictionary

The definition of helminthology in the dictionary is the study of parasitic worms.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HELMINTHOLOGY


aerolithology
ˌɛərəʊlɪˈθɒlədʒɪ
anthology
ænˈθɒlədʒɪ
biology
baɪˈɒlədʒɪ
cytopathology
ˌsaɪtəʊpəˈθɒlədʒɪ
ethology
ɪˈθɒlədʒɪ
histopathology
ˌhɪstəʊpəˈθɒlədʒɪ
lithology
lɪˈθɒlədʒɪ
methodology
ˌmɛθəˈdɒlədʒɪ
mythology
mɪˈθɒlədʒɪ
neuroethology
ˌnjʊərəʊɪˈθɒlədʒɪ
neuropathology
ˌnjʊərəʊpəˈθɒlədʒɪ
ornithology
ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒɪ
palaeopathology
ˌpælɪəʊpəˈθɒlədʒɪ
pathology
pəˈθɒlədʒɪ
physiopathology
ˌfɪzɪəʊpəˈθɒlədʒɪ
phytopathology
ˌfaɪtəʊpəˈθɒlədʒɪ
psychology
saɪˈkɒlədʒɪ
psychopathology
ˌsaɪkəʊpəˈθɒlədʒɪ
technology
tɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ
zoopathology
ˌzəʊəpəˈθɒlədʒɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HELMINTHOLOGY

helmer
helmet
helmeted
helmetlike
Helmholtz
Helmholtz free energy
Helmholtz function
helminth
helminthiasis
helminthic
helminthoid
helminthologic
helminthological
helminthologist
helminthous
helmless
Helmont
helmsman
helmsmanship
helmsmen

WORDS THAT END LIKE HELMINTHOLOGY

anthropology
apology
archaeology
astrology
cardiology
dermatology
ecology
epidemiology
genealogy
geology
information technology
microbiology
neurology
oncology
pharmacology
phonology
physiology
radiology
sociology
terminology
theology

Synonyms and antonyms of helminthology in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «helminthology» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HELMINTHOLOGY

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The translations of helminthology from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «helminthology» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

寄生虫学
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

helmintología
570 millions of speakers

English

helminthology
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

helminthology
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

علم الديدان الطفيلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гельминтология
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Helmintologia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

helminthology
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

helminthologie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Helminthology
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Helminthologie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

helminthology
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

helminthology
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Helminthology
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

helminthology
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குடற் புழு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जंत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

helmintoloji
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

helminthology
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

helminthology
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гельмінтологія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

helmintologie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

helminthology
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Helmintologie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

helminthology
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

helminthology
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of helminthology

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HELMINTHOLOGY»

The term «helminthology» is normally little used and occupies the 123.700 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HELMINTHOLOGY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about helminthology

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELMINTHOLOGY»

Discover the use of helminthology in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to helminthology and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Veterinary Helminthology
A practical comprehensive, yet basic guide to helminthology which covers core information on helminth parasites of livestock, companion animals and game as well as humans.
Tibor Kassai, 1999
2
Atlas of Medical Helminthology and Protozoology
This is a new and fully revised edition of Jeffrey and Leach: Atlas of Medical Helminthology and Protozoology.
Peter L. Chiodini, Anthony H. Moody, David W. Manser, 2001
3
A Manual of Agricultural Helminthology
Ivan Nikolaevič Filipév, Jacobus Hermanus Schuurmans Stekhoven. The foregoing table shows that chicory extract at first has a retardating effect on the liberation of the larvae, but that it later even accelerates their escape. Garlic and ...
Ivan Nikolaevič Filipév, Jacobus Hermanus Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1959
4
A Color Atlas of Clinical Helminthology of Domestic Animals
A Color Atlas of Clinical Helminthology of Domestic Animals, Revised Edition, comprehensively illustrates all major helminth parasites of veterinary importance using more than 900 color photographs of exceptional quality and clarity.
Noriyuki Taira, Yoshiji Ando, James C. Williams, 2003
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Contributions to American Helminthology, |...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Robert Ramsay Wright, 2012
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Sphyranura Osleri: A Contribution to American Helminthology
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Robert Ramsay Wright, Archibald Byron Macallum, 2011
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Articles on Veterinary Helminthology, Including: Trichuris ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
8
Helminthology
Beginning with the evolution of helminth parasites to the latest available know-how, this book contains carefully selected topics covering chronological development of knowledge on helminthology.
Nirmalendu Chowdhury, Isao Tada, 2012
9
Entozo: Being A Supplement to the Introduction to the Study ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Thomas Spencer Cobbold, 2011
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Entozoa, an Introduction to the Study of Helminthology Suppl
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed.
Thomas Spencer Cobbold, 2012

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELMINTHOLOGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term helminthology is used in the context of the following news items.
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Parasites used as natural indicators of fish ecology
As part of this study, whose results were published in the Journal of Helminthology in 2014, seven parasitic species were indentified, some of ... «FIS, Jun 15»
2
Argentina Calls for Recognition of Role of Small Producers
... for professionals from Latin America and the Caribbean - the Network of Veterinary Public Health and Zoonoses and Helminthology Network. «TheCattleSite, May 15»
3
Author Neal Asher Talks Dark Intelligence: Transformation's Dark Side
This all arose when a friend of mine, a vet, loaned me a book on helminthology (the study of parasitic worms). Parasites appear here, too, ... «Dread Central, Feb 15»
4
Latin American Naturalists Step Out of the Shadows
... a leader in mid-20th century helminthology, the study of parasitic worms. Images on their respective pages lead to archives of their digitized, ... «Hyperallergic, Dec 14»
5
The most important disease you've never heard of
... Patrick J. Skelly, who runs the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine's Molecular Helminthology Laboratory with Charles B. Shoemaker. «Medical Xpress, Jan 14»
6
How cool is this? A worm in my mouth
In a case in Iran that appeared in the Journal of Helminthology in 2006, an Iranian woman who reported "a one-year history of feeling a ... «Daily Press, Oct 13»
7
Parasitology research impacts multiple species
Dr. Andrea Varela-Stokes is an assistant professor in basic sciences, teaching veterinary parasitology and helminthology and researching ... «Mississippi State University, Jan 12»
8
The Flight of Curiosity
But if helminthology has cleared away the cosmological dross that weighed it down back when it was part of natural philosophy, philosophy ... «New York Times, May 11»
9
This scientist's passion: Ending the scourge of parasitic diseases
After a pediatric residency, he returned to Yale, took over an abandoned lab and hung a sign on the door: Medical Helminthology Laboratory. «USA Today, Mar 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Helminthology [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/helminthology>. Apr 2024 ».
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