ASCARIASIS

ascariasis

(noun) infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

ascariasis (countable and uncountable, plural ascariases)

A disease of humans caused by the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides in humans and by other species of Ascaris in other mammals.

Source: Wiktionary

As`ca*ri"a*sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. an intestinal worm.] (Med.)

Definition: A disease, usually accompanied by colicky pains and diarrhea, caused by the presence of ascarids in the gastrointestinal canal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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