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angiostrongylosis

angiostrongylosis noun: infection (principally of dogs) by lungworms of the genus Angiostrongylus.

Noun

angiostrongylosis (uncountable)

  1. Infection (principally of dogs) by lungworms of the genus Angiostrongylus.

Origin of angiostrongylosis

A classical compound, from international scientific vocabulary, from Angiostrongylus + -osis.

Questions about angiostrongylosis

What does angiostrongylosis mean?
Angiostrongylosis means infection (principally of dogs) by lungworms of the genus Angiostrongylus.
What part of speech is angiostrongylosis?
Angiostrongylosis is a noun.

Words near angiostrongylosis in the dictionary

  1. angiostimulatory
  2. angiostomies
  3. angiostomous
  4. angiostomy
  5. angiostrongyliasis
  6. angiostrongylosis
  7. angiosuppression
  8. angiotenic
  9. angiotensin
  10. angiotensin (1-7)
  11. angiotensin converting enzyme

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