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ascariasis definition

as·ca·ria·sis (as′kə rī′ə sis)

noun pl. ascariases -·ses′ (-sēz′)

infestation with ascarids or a disease caused by this; esp., infestation of the intestines by a particular roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides)

Etymology: ModL: see ascarid & -iasis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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