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porocephaliasis

porocephaliasis noun: a parasitic infection by species in the closely related genera Porocephalus and Armillifer and other tongue worms in order Porocephalida.

Noun

porocephaliasis (uncountable)

  1. A parasitic infection by species in the closely related genera Porocephalus and Armillifer and other tongue worms in order Porocephalida.

Origin of porocephaliasis

Porocephalus + -iasis

Questions about porocephaliasis

What does porocephaliasis mean?
Porocephaliasis means a parasitic infection by species in the closely related genera Porocephalus and Armillifer and other tongue worms in order Porocephalida.
What part of speech is porocephaliasis?
Porocephaliasis is a noun.

Words near porocephaliasis in the dictionary

  1. porocalyces
  2. porocalyx
  3. porocalyxes
  4. porocarcinoma
  5. porocarcinomas
  6. porocephaliasis
  7. porocephalid
  8. porocephalids
  9. porocephalosis
  10. poroconidia
  11. poroconidium

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