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Ascariasis

Ascariasis Meaning & Definition
Ascariasis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ascariasis?

[n] infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms

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Ascariasis In Webster's Dictionary

\As`ca*ri"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? an intestinal worm.] (Med.) A disease, usually accompanied by colicky pains and diarrhea, caused by the presence of ascarids in the gastrointestinal canal.

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