heartworm

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Etymology

heart +‎ worm

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Noun

heartworm (countable and uncountable, plural heartworms)

  1. A parasitic organism that afflicts dogs, the roundworm Dirofilaria immitis.
  2. (uncountable) The condition caused by this organism.

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