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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pinworm  \Pin"worm`\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  small  nematoid  worm  ({Oxyurus  vermicularis}),  which  is 
  parasitic  chiefly  in  the  rectum  of  man.  It  is  most  common  in 
  children  and  aged  persons. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pinworm 
  n  :  small  threadlike  worm  infesting  human  intestines  and  rectum 
  esp.  in  children  [syn:  {threadworm},  {Enterobius 
  vermicularis}] 




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