Definitions for oxyuriasisˌɒk si yʊˈraɪ ə sɪs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ox•y•u•ri•a•sisˌɒk si yʊˈraɪ ə sɪs(n.)
infection with pinworms of the family Oxyuridae.
Category: Pathology
Origin of oxyuriasis:
1905–10; < NL Oxyur(is) a pinworm genus (oxy-oxy -1+ Gk our(á) tail + NL -is n. ending) + -iasis
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Oxyuriasis
Infection with nematodes of the superfamily OXYUROIDEA.
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