helminthiasis

[hel-min-thahy-uh-sis]

hel·min·thi·a·sis

[hel-min-thahy-uh-sis]
noun Pathology.
a disease caused by parasitic worms in the intestines.

Origin:
1805–15; < Neo-Latin < Greek helminthi(ân) to suffer from worms (see helminth) + -asis -asis
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Helminthiasis has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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helminthiasis (ˌhɛlmɪnˈθaɪəsɪs)
 
n
infestation of the body with parasitic worms
 
[C19: from New Latin, from Greek helminthian to be infested with worms]

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helminthiasis hel·min·thi·a·sis (hěl'mĭn-thī'ə-sĭs)
n. pl. hel·min·thi·a·ses (-sēz')
A disease that is caused by infestation with parasitic worms.

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