ascariasis
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -aɪəsɪs
Noun edit
ascariasis (countable and uncountable, plural ascariases)
- A disease of humans caused by the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides in humans and by other species of Ascaris in other mammals.
Usage notes edit
Do not confuse ascariasis (a parasitic disease with worms) with acariasis (a parasitic disease with mites).
Hypernyms edit
Translations edit
a disease of humans caused by the parasitic roundworms Ascaris
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