acanthocephaliasis

English

edit

Etymology

edit

From Acanthocephal +‎ -iasis (disease produced by).[1]

Pronunciation

edit
  • (US) IPA(key): /æˌkæn.θoʊ.sɜf.əˈlaɪ.ə.sɪs/

Noun

edit

acanthocephaliasis (plural acanthocephaliases)

  1. (pathology) A disease caused by infection by Acanthocephala worms.

References

edit
  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)