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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], a worm +

-logy

: cf. F.

helminthologie

The natural history, or study, of worms, esp. parasitic worms.

Noun.

[Gr. a worm, and discourse.] The science or knowledge of vermes; the description and natural history of vermes.

helminthology ‎(uncountable)

(zoology) The branch of zoology related to the study of helminths (parasitic worms).

branch of zoology related to study of helminths