heartworm

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From 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.

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