ascariasis

English

Etymology

ascar- +‎ -iasis

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪəsɪs

Noun

ascariasis (countable and uncountable, plural ascariases)

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

Usage notes

Do not confuse ascariasis (a parasitic disease with worms) with acariasis (a parasitic disease with mites).

Hypernyms

• helminthiasis

Translations

a disease of humans caused by the parasitic roundworms Ascaris

• Esperanto: askaridozo
• Italian: ascaridiasi f
• Polish: glistnica f, askarioza f, askarydoza f
• Portuguese: ascaridíase f, ascaríase f
• Russian: аскаридоз (ru) m (askaridóz)