oxyuriasis
American
[ok-see-yoo-rahy-uh-sis]
/ ˌɒk si yʊˈraɪ ə sɪs /
noun
Pathology.
Etymology
Origin of oxyuriasis
1905–10; < New Latin Oxyur ( is ) genus name of pinworms (equivalent to oxy- oxy- 1 + Greek our ( á ) tail + New Latin -is noun ending) + -iasis
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