- ascariasis
- noun (plural ascariases) Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1888 infestation with or disease caused by ascarids
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Ascariasis — is a human disease caused by the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides . Perhaps as many as one quarter of the world s people are infected [cite journal |author=Williams Blangero S, VandeBerg JL, Subedi J, et al |title=Genes on chromosomes 1… … Wikipedia
Ascariasis — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Ascariasis Clasificación y recursos externos Aviso médico … Wikipedia Español
ascariasis — infestación con ascárides, gusanos nematodos parásitos intestinales. Ascaridiasis o ascaridiosis [ICD 10:B77.9] Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010. ascariasis Infección producida por un helminto … Diccionario médico
Ascariasis — 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ascariasis — [zu griechisch askarís, askarídos »ein Eingeweidewurm«] die, /...ri asen, Ascaridiasis, Askariasis, Askaridiasis, durch Spulwürmer hervorgerufene Wurmkrankheit … Universal-Lexikon
ascariasis — [as΄kə rī′ə sis] n. pl. ascariases [as΄kə rī′əsēz΄] [ModL: see ASCARID & IASIS] infestation with ascarids or a disease caused by this; esp., infestation of the intestines by a particular roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) … English World dictionary
ascariasis — /as keuh ruy euh sis/, n. Pathol. infestation with ascarids, esp. Ascaris lumbricoides. [1885 90; < NL; see ASCARID, IASIS] * * * ▪ pathology infection of humans and other mammals caused by the intestinal roundworm (nematode) Ascaris… … Universalium
Ascariasis — Infection with Ascaris lubricoides, the intestinal roundworm, the most common worm infection in humans. Ascaris eggs are found in the soil. Infection occurs when a person accidently ingests (swallows) infective ascaris eggs. Once in the stomach,… … Medical dictionary
ascariasis — n. a disease caused by an infestation with the parasitic worm Ascaris lumbricoides. Adult worms in the intestine can cause abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation, diarrhoea, appendicitis, and peritonitis; in large numbers they may cause… … The new mediacal dictionary
Ascariasis, Ascaridiasis — vgl. Askaridiasis … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
