Ascariasis Definition
ăskə-rīə-sĭs
ascariases
noun
Infestation with ascarids or a disease caused by this; esp., infestation of the intestines by a particular roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides)
Webster's New World
Infestation with or disease caused by the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides.
American Heritage Medicine
Other Word Forms of Ascariasis
Noun
Singular:
ascariasis
Plural:
ascariasesOrigin of Ascariasis
ascar(id) –iasis
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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