ascariases

ascariases
n. disease involving the infestation with ascarids (family of parasites)

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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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

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