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hymenolepiasis

hymenolepiasis noun: infestation by tapeworm of the genus Hymenolepis.

Noun

hymenolepiasis (uncountable)

  1. infestation by tapeworm of the genus Hymenolepis

Origin of hymenolepiasis

Hymenolepis + -iasis

Questions about hymenolepiasis

What does hymenolepiasis mean?
Hymenolepiasis means infestation by tapeworm of the genus Hymenolepis.
What part of speech is hymenolepiasis?
Hymenolepiasis is a noun.

Words near hymenolepiasis in the dictionary

  1. hymenochaetoid
  2. hymenochirin
  3. hymenochirins
  4. hymenogastraceous
  5. hymenography
  6. hymenolepiasis
  7. hymenolepidid
  8. hymenolepidids
  9. hymenolepidosis
  10. hymenolichen
  11. hymenolichens

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