sparganosis

English

Noun

sparganosis (plural sparganoses)

1. (pathology) A parasitic infection caused by the plerocercoid larvae of diphyllobothroid tapeworms in the genus Spirometra.
2. Alternative form of spargosis (“distention of the breasts with milk”)

Derived terms

• neurosparganosis

Translations

infection by larvae of Spirometra tapeworms

• Portuguese: esparganose f

spargosis — see spargosis