Enterobius vermicularis /en′tərō″bē·əs/ [Gk, enteron + bios, life; L, vermiculus, small worm] , a common parasitic nematode that resembles a white thread between 0.5 and 1 cm long. Also called Oxyuris vermicularis, pinworm, seatworm, threadworm. See also enterobiasis.
