ENTEROBIASIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

infection (the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms)

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

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