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sparganosis

sparganosis noun: a parasitic infection caused by the plerocercoid larvae of diphyllobothroid tapeworms in the genus Spirometra. Also the alternative form of spargosis.

Noun

sparganosis (plural sparganoses)

  1. A parasitic infection caused by the plerocercoid larvae of diphyllobothroid tapeworms in the genus Spirometra.

Also used as

sparganosis is also the alternative form of spargosis.

Forms of sparganosis

pluralsparganoses

Words formed from sparganosis

Questions about sparganosis

What does sparganosis mean?
Sparganosis means a parasitic infection caused by the plerocercoid larvae of diphyllobothroid tapeworms in the genus Spirometra.
What part of speech is sparganosis?
Sparganosis is a noun.
What is the plural of sparganosis?
The plural of sparganosis is sparganoses.

Words near sparganosis in the dictionary

  1. sparfloxacin
  2. spargana
  3. sparganiaceous
  4. sparganium
  5. sparganiums
  6. sparganosis
  7. sparganum
  8. sparge
  9. sparge pipe
  10. sparge pipes
  11. sparged

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