helminthism

English

Etymology

From helminth +‎ -ism.

Noun

helminthism (uncountable)

1. (archaic) helminth infection
   • 1876, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, volume 12, page 295:

     Clearly it remains to be proved that shell-fish are altogether unconcerned in the matter of human helminthism; yet I quite believe that danger from this source is limited to certain mollusks living in eastern waters.