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ASCARIASIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ascariasis mean? 

ASCARIASIS (noun)
  The noun ASCARIASIS has 1 sense:

1. infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundwormsplay

  Familiarity information: ASCARIASIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ASCARIASIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("ascariasis" is a kind of...):

infestation (the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites)


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