helminthiasis
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From helminth (“parasitic flatworm or roundworm”) + -iasis.
Noun
[edit]helminthiasis (plural helminthiases)
- 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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[edit]infestation
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