gnathostomiasis

gnathostomiasis definition - medical

gna·thos·to·mi·a·sis (nă-thŏsˌtə-mīˈə-sĭs, năthˌō-stō-)

noun
A migrating edema or creeping eruption caused by subcutaneous infection with larvae of Gnathostoma spinigerum, usually contracted by eating undercooked fish.

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