Worming is treating an animal against parasites inside it. Worming the dog, a worming tablet, due for worming.
It is routine rather than a response to illness, because most infestations show no signs until they are heavy. Some worms pass to people, which is why children's sandpits are covered. Dose by weight, since one tablet does not fit every animal.
1nounwormingTreating an animal against internal parasites.
“The vet reminded us that the puppy was due for its worming treatment.”
worming is a treatment.
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worm comes from Middle English worm. From Middle English werm,wirm,worm,worme,wrim,wurm,wyrm,wyrme, from Old English weorm, wurm, wyrm, from Proto-West Germanic wurmi, from Proto-Germanic wurmiz (“worm; snake”), from Proto-Indo-European wr̥mis (“worm; larva”), possibly from wer- (“to turn”). a doublet of vermin and wyrm, the latter of which is a fairly recent borrowing directly from the Old English. computing First computer usage by John Brunner in his 1975 book The Shockwave Rider.
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