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brugiasis

brugiasis noun: infection caused by roundworms of the genus Brugia.

Noun

brugiasis (uncountable)

  1. Infection caused by roundworms of the genus Brugia.

Origin of brugiasis

From taxonomic name Brugia + -iasis.

Questions about brugiasis

What does brugiasis mean?
Brugiasis means infection caused by roundworms of the genus Brugia.
What part of speech is brugiasis?
Brugiasis is a noun.

Words near brugiasis in the dictionary

  1. Brugger
  2. Bruggers
  3. Brugh
  4. Brugheas
  5. Brughs
  6. brugiasis
  7. brugiosis
  8. Brugman
  9. Brugmans
  10. brugmansia
  11. brugmansias

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