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sparganosis

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Main Entry: spar·ga·no·sis
Pronunciation: "spär-g&-'nO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural spar·ga·no·ses /-"sEz/
: the condition of being infected with spargana
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sparganosis spar·ga·no·sis (spär'gə-nō'sĭs)
n. pl. spar·ga·no·ses (-sēz)
Infection with the plerocercoid of certain tapeworms, usually in a dermal sore resulting from direct contact with the flesh of an infected host.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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