echinostomiasis

noun

echi·​no·​sto·​mi·​a·​sis

"+stəˈmīəsə̇s;

or ˌekəˌnästəˈ-

plural echinostomiases

-əˌsēz

: infestation with or disease caused by worms of the family Echinostomatidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Echinostoma + -iasis

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