Helminthology

thumb|upright=1.3|The helminth Spinochordodes parasitising a bush-cricket ([[Meconema sp.)]] thumb|upright|A plate from Félix Dujardin's 1845 Histoire naturelle des helminthes ou vers intestinaux Helminthology, from Ancient Greek ἕλμινς (hélmins), meaning "parasitic worm", and λόγος (lógos), meaning "study", is the study of parasitic worms (helminths). The field studies the taxonomy of helminths and their effects on their hosts.

treatment of immune system diseases by deliberate infestation with helminths

treating large numbers of people, particularly children, for helminthiasis and schistosomiasis

thumb|right| The stichosome is composed by very visible cells in Trichosomoides crassicauda A stichosome (from Greek stichos (στίχος) = row; soma (σῶμα) = body) is a multicellular organ that is very prominent in some species of nematodes and consists of a longitudinal series of glandular unicellular cells (stichocytes) arranged in a row along the oesophagus that forms the posterior esophageal glands. Individual stichocytes contain networks of intracellular canaliculi and open into the esophageal lumen by a narrow duct process, likely with secretory functions. Function as a storage organ has al