GNATHOSTOMA

Definition: GNATHOSTOMA

GNATHOSTOMA

Noun plural

1. A comprehensive division of vertebrates, including all that have distinct jaws, in contrast with the leptocardians and marsipobranchs (Cyclostoma), which lack them.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Etymology: Gnathostoma \Gna*thos"to*ma\, plural noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression the jaw + the mouth.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: GNATHOSTOMA

Domain	Definition
Health	A genus of parasitic nematodes that occurs in mammals including man. Infection in humans is either by larvae penetrating the skin or by ingestion of uncooked fish. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Gnathostoma

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Gnathostoma is an alternate form of Gnathostomata, the superclass of jawed vertebrates.

Gnathostoma is a genus of roundworms, some of whose members are responsible for the human disease gnathostomiasis.
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Non-Fiction Usage: GNATHOSTOMA

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		The nematode (roundworm) Gnathostoma spinigerum and Gnathostoma hispidum, which infects vertebrate animals. (references)
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Frequency of Internet Expressions: GNATHOSTOMA

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
gnathostoma	3
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Rhyming with "GNATHOSTOMA"

Words rhyming with "GNATHOSTOMA" (pronounced 'Gna*thos"to*ma'): Aboma, Aceldama, Adenoma, Adipoma, Agama, Amalgama, Amma, Amphiuma, Analemma, Anathema, Angienchyma, Anhima, Arapaima, Aroma, Asthma, Atheroma, Bema, Blastema, Bothrenchyma, BRAHMA, Brama, Branchiostoma, Bregma, Broma, Cauma, Ceroma, Chacma, Chiloma, Chloasma, Chondroma, Cima, Collenchyma, Coloboma, Comma, Cosmorama, Croma, Cyclorama, Cytoblastema, Enigma, fibroma, GAMMA, gemma, Georama, Glama, Glaucoma, Glioma, gumma, hematoma, Hypoderma, karma. (additional references)

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Anagrams: GNATHOSTOMA

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-g-h-m-n-o-o-s-t-t"
	-3 letters: ottomans, thanatos.
	-4 letters: amongst, anattos, ottoman, stomata.
	-5 letters: aghast, anatto, ashman, asthma, atmans, gasman, hansom, hogans, magots, manats, mangos, mantas, matsah, mongos, mongst, months, mottos, oghams, satang, shaman, smooth, somata, sonata, tangos, thongs, tomans, tomato, tongas, tooths.
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