oxyuriasis

noun oxy·uri·a·sis \ˌäk-si-yu̇-ˈrī-ə-səs\

Definition of OXYURIASIS

: infestation with or disease caused by pinworms (family Oxyuridae)

New Latin, from Oxyuris, genus of worms

First Known Use: circa 1909

Medical Dictionary

noun oxy·uri·a·sis \ˌäk-si-yu̇-ˈrī-ə-səs\

plural oxy·uri·a·ses \-ˌsēz\

: infestation with or disease caused by pinworms (as of the genera Enterobius and Oxyuris)

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