Ascariasis


infestation with , especially ascaris lumbricoides.
noun
infestation of the intestines with the roundworm ascaris lumbricoides, causing abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, weight loss, etc

ascariasis as·ca·ri·a·sis (ās’kə-rī’ə-sĭs)
n.
a disease caused by infestation with worms of the genus ascaris.

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