Definition

1. Noun:
   • Parasitic worms (general term): "Giun sán" is a general term in Vietnamese for various types of parasitic worms (helminths) that can infect humans and animals, living inside the host's body and deriving nutrients at the host's expense. It encompasses both roundworms (giun) and flatworms/flukes (sán).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ăn thức ăn sống có thể dễ bị nhiễm giun sán. (Eating raw food can easily lead to infection with parasitic worms.)
  • Bác sĩ nói đau bụng của cậu bé có thể do giun sán. (The doctor said the boy's stomach ache might be caused by parasitic worms.)
  • Cần tẩy giun sán định kỳ cho vật nuôi. (Pets need regular deworming for parasitic worms.)

Advanced Usage

• "Nhiễm giun sán": to be infected with parasitic worms.

  • Vùng này có tỷ lệ nhiễm giun sán rất cao. (This area has a very high rate of parasitic worm infection.)

• "Tẩy giun sán": to deworm, to expel parasitic worms.

  • Thuốc này dùng để tẩy giun sán. (This medicine is used to deworm / expel parasitic worms.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giun (n): Typically refers to roundworms/nematodes (e.g., - roundworm, - pinworm).
• Sán (n): Typically refers to flatworms, flukes, and tapeworms (e.g., - liver fluke, - tapeworm).
• Helminth (n): The formal scientific/medical term for parasitic worms.
• Ký sinh trùng (n): Parasite (a broader term that includes giun sán).

Synonyms

• Parasitic worms: The direct and general English equivalent.
• Helminths: The technical/medical term.

Related Phrases

• Bệnh giun sán: Helminthiasis, parasitic worm disease.

  • Bệnh giun sán ảnh hưởng đến sự phát triển của trẻ. (Helminthiasis affects children's development.)

• Ấu trùng giun sán: Larva of parasitic worms.

  • Ấu trùng giun sán có thể xâm nhập qua da. (The larvae of parasitic worms can penetrate the skin.)

1. Parasitical worms(nói khái quát)