enterobiasis

[en-tuh-roh-bahy-uh-sis]

en·ter·o·bi·a·sis

[en-tuh-roh-bahy-uh-sis]
noun Pathology.
infestation with pinworms.

Origin:
1925–30; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to enterob(ius) an intestinal worm (entero- + Greek bíos life) + -iasis -iasis
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Enterobiasis has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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enterobiasis (ˌɛntərəʊˈbaɪəsɪs)
 
n
a disease, common in children, caused by infestation of the large intestine with nematodes of the genus Enterobius, esp the pinworm (E. vermicularis)

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enterobiasis en·ter·o·bi·a·sis (ěn'tə-rō-bī'ə-sĭs)
n.
Infestation of the intestine with the common pinworm Enterobius vermicularis.

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