HELMINTHIASIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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)

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