thelaziasis

English

Alternative forms

• thelaziosis

Etymology

From Thelazia +‎ -iasis.

Noun

thelaziasis (uncountable)

1. (medicine) Infection with parasitic nematodes of the genus Thelazia.
   • 1917 September, R. T. Leiper, “Thelaziasis in man: A summary of recent reports on "Circumocular filariasis" in Chinese literature, with a note on the zoological position of the parasite”, in The British Journal of Ophthalmology, volume 1, number 9, title, page 546:

     Thelaziasis in man

   • 1989, Korean journal of parasitology, volume 28, page 222:

     Reports of human thelaziasis are increasing recently because of environmental and social factors (Lee et al., 1986).

   • 2003, Understanding Horses:

     Injuries to the eyes ar not uncommon in horses, and they can even suffer from eyeworms (thelaziasis) on occasions.

Further reading

• Thelazia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Thelaziidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies