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enterobiasis definition

entero·bia·sis (en′tər ō′bī′ə sis)

noun

infestation with pinworms

Etymology: ModL < Enterobius, name of the genus (< entero- + Gr bios, life: see bio-) + -iasis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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