ASCARIS
- any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea
- ascarid (a parasitic worm) [n ASCARIDES, ASCARISES]
- (Greek) any nematode worm of the parasitic genus Ascaris, infesting the small intestines also ASCARID [n ASCARIDES or ASCARISES]