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helminthiasis
CIDE DICTIONARY
helminthiasis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. to suffer from worms, fr. , , a worm.].
A disease in which worms are present in some part of the body. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
helminthiasis, n. a disease characterized by the presence of any of several parasitic worms in the body.
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