helminthiasis

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Etymology

From helminth (“parasitic flatworm or roundworm”) +‎ -iasis.

Noun

helminthiasis (plural helminthiases)

  1. Any of various infectious diseases comprising and developing from infestation with any of various parasitic worms.
    Synonym: helminthosis
    Hypernyms: parasitism < infectious disease < disease < condition
    Hyponyms: ascariasis, hookworm, ancylostomiasis, necatoriasis, uncinariasis

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