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HELMINTHIASIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does helminthiasis mean?
• HELMINTHIASIS (noun)
The noun HELMINTHIASIS has 1 sense:
1. infestation of the body with parasitic worms
Familiarity information: HELMINTHIASIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Infestation of the body with parasitic worms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("helminthiasis" is a kind of...):
infestation (the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "helminthiasis"):
hookworm; hookworm disease (infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin)
Context examples
They are used therapeutically in the treatment of helminthiasis in man and animal.
(Antihelminthic Agent, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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