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enterobiasis

enterobiasis

English

Noun

enterobiasis (usually uncountable, plural enterobiases)

  1. infection by Enterobius pinworm

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [e̞n.te̞.ɾo̞ˈbja̠.sis]

Etymology

From Enterobius, from entero- + bium (these from Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, intestine), + βίος (bíos, life)) + -σις (-sis, action, process)

Noun

enterobiasis m (plural enterobiasis)

  1. (cytology) enterobiasis