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Main Entry: par·a·gon·i·mi·a·sis
Pronunciation: "par-&-"gän-&-'mI-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural par·a·gon·i·mi·a·ses /-"sEz/
: infestation with or disease caused by a lung fluke of the genus Paragonimus(P. westermanii) that invades the lung where it produces chronic bronchitis with cough and reddish or brownish sputum and that occas. also enters other viscera or the brain
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paragonimiasis par·a·gon·i·mi·a·sis (pār'ə-gŏn'ə-mī'ə-sĭs)
n.
Infestation with a worm of the genus Paragonimus, especially P. westermani.

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paragonimiasis

infection caused by Paragonimus westermani, or lung fluke, a parasitic worm some 8 to 12 mm (0.3 to 0.5 inch) long. It is common in Japan, Korea, China, the Philippines, and Indonesia and has also been reported in parts of Africa and South America.

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