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diphyllobothriasis

diphyllobothriasis noun: infection caused by the tapeworm Diphyllobothrium.

Noun

diphyllobothriasis (countable and uncountable, plural diphyllobothriases)

  1. infection caused by the tapeworm Diphyllobothrium

Forms of diphyllobothriasis

pluraldiphyllobothriases

Origin of diphyllobothriasis

Diphyllobothrium + -iasis

Questions about diphyllobothriasis

What does diphyllobothriasis mean?
Diphyllobothriasis means infection caused by the tapeworm Diphyllobothrium.
What part of speech is diphyllobothriasis?
Diphyllobothriasis is a noun.
What is the plural of diphyllobothriasis?
The plural of diphyllobothriasis is diphyllobothriases.

Words near diphyllobothriasis in the dictionary

  1. diphyids
  2. diphyletic
  3. diphyllic
  4. diphyllin
  5. diphyllobothriases
  6. diphyllobothriasis
  7. diphyllobothriid
  8. diphyllobothriidean
  9. diphyllobothriideans
  10. diphyllobothriids
  11. diphyllobothriosis

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