| Pronunciation: | | `helmin'thIusis
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] infestation of the body with parasitic worms |
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HELMINTHIASIS is a 13 letter word that starts with H. |
| | See Also: | | hookworm, hookworm disease, infestation |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hel`min*thi"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to suffer
from worms, fr. ?, ?, a worm.] (Med.)
A disease in which worms are present in some part of the
body.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | An infection by a parasitic worm (a helminth), which can be in the intestines, under the skin, or in the general area of the gut. |
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