heartworm

English

Etymology

heart +‎ worm

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Noun

heartworm (countable and uncountable, plural heartworms)

1. (veterinary medicine) A parasitic organism that afflicts dogs, of species Dirofilaria immitis of roundworms.
2. (veterinary medicine) (uncountable) The condition caused by this organism.

Translations

parasitic organism

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 心絲蟲／心丝虫 (xīnsīchóng)

• Finnish: sydänmato
• German: Herzwurm m
• Hungarian: (organism) szívféreg, (condition) szívférgesség
• Russian: серде́чный червь m (serdéčnyj červʹ)

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