oxyuriasis

noun

oxy·​uri·​a·​sis ˌäk-si-yu̇-ˈrī-ə-səs 

: infestation with or disease caused by pinworms (family Oxyuridae)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Oxyuris, genus of worms

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

oxyuriasis

noun

oxy·​uri·​a·​sis ˌäk-si-yu̇-ˈrī-ə-səs 

plural oxyuriases -ˌsēz 

: infestation with or disease caused by pinworms (as of the genera Enterobius and Oxyuris)