helminthiasis

[ hel-min-thahy-uh-sis ]

nounPathology.
  1. a disease caused by parasitic worms in the intestines.

Origin of helminthiasis

1
1805–15; <New Latin <Greek helminthi(ân) to suffer from worms (see helminth) + -asis-asis

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How to use helminthiasis in a sentence

  • In this way the helminthiasis nearly proved fatal to my cat.

    Parasites | T. Spencer Cobbold
  • Further on, I shall again deal with the helminthiasis due to strongyles.

    Parasites | T. Spencer Cobbold
  • Thus, in one family I have encountered three cases of fluke-helminthiasis due to Distoma crassum!

    Parasites | T. Spencer Cobbold

British Dictionary definitions for helminthiasis

helminthiasis

/ (ˌhɛlmɪnˈθaɪəsɪs) /


noun
  1. infestation of the body with parasitic worms

Origin of helminthiasis

1
C19: from New Latin, from Greek helminthian to be infested with worms

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