angiostrongyliasis

English

Etymology

Angiostrongylus +‎ -iasis

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪəsɪs

Noun

angiostrongyliasis (uncountable)

1. (medicine) Infection by a nematode of the genus Angiostrongylus.
   • 2015 August 1, “Mitochondrial Genome Supports Sibling Species of Angiostrongylus costaricensis (Nematoda: Angiostrongylidae)”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     It is endemic to the Americas (from southern USA to northern Argentina in South America) and in humans causes abdominal or intestinal angiostrongyliasis, which mimics appendicitis with eosinophilia [5 ,6 ].

Derived terms

• neuroangiostrongyliasis