Main Entry: gna·thos·to·mi·a·sis Pronunciation: n&-"thäs-t&-'mI-&-s&s Function: noun Inflected Form: pluralgna·thos·to·mi·a·ses/-"sEz/ : infestation with or disease caused by nematode worms of the genus Gnathostomacommonly acquired by eating raw fish
gnathostomiasis gna·thos·to·mi·a·sis (nā-thŏs'tə-mī'ə-sĭs, nāth'ō-stō-) n. A migrating edema or creeping eruption caused by subcutaneous infection with larvae of Gnathostoma spinigerum, usually contracted by eating undercooked fish.
