- ascariases
- n. disease involving the infestation with ascarids (family of parasites)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
ascariases
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ascariasis — noun (plural ascariases) Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1888 infestation with or disease caused by ascarids … New Collegiate Dictionary
ascariasis — [as΄kə rī′ə sis] n. pl. ascariases [as΄kə rī′əsēz΄] [ModL: see ASCARID & IASIS] infestation with ascarids or a disease caused by this; esp., infestation of the intestines by a particular roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) … English World dictionary
