[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: reghuluS 'Iwghargh

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon word:   reghuluS 'Iwghargh
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition:     Regulan bloodworm

Used in canon:

  reH HIvje'lIjDaq 'Iwghargh Datu'jaj 
  May you always find a bloodworm in your glass! PK

  tun; reghuluS 'Iwghargh rur 
  soft as a Regulan bloodworm KGT

Trek notes:
 
According to Dr Phlox, Regulan bloodworms are excellent for filtering toxins. (ENT "Two Days and Two Nights")  Phlox has used these harmless worms for years to clean a patient's lymphatic system, but are difficult to replace. (ENT "Stratagem", Phlox held one up with a pair of forceps and the app. 4-inch long worms were indeed quite soft).

Lt. Korax compared humans to Regulan bloodworms on Deep Space Station K-7 in 2268: i.e. they are both "soft and spineless" - {pIp ghajbe'bogh}? (TOS "The Trouble with Tribbles")

Information about Regulan bloodworms was displayed by the computer as a graphic in Keiko O'Brien's schoolroom on Deep Space 9 (DS9 "A Man Alone", "The Nagus") and in the infirmary aboard Deep Space 9 (DS9 "Babel").

See http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Regulan_bloodworm  for more details and images.


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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons