strongyloidiasis
strongyloidiasis noun: infection by roundworms of the superfamily Strongyloidea.
Noun
strongyloidiasis (countable and uncountable, plural strongyloidiases)
- infection by roundworms of the superfamily Strongyloidea
- In the AIDS era, the severe infestation of S. stercoralis, hyperinfection or disseminated strongyloidiasis, becomes an important superimposed infection [38].2006, Viroj Wiwanitkit, Tropical Anemia, page 53
- The global prevalence of strongyloidiasis is unclear and varies between 30 million and 100 million people infected [3].2011, Jean-François Timsit, Jean-Paul Brion, Hervé Pelloux, “Parasitic Lung Infections”, in Elie Azoulay, editor, Pulmonary Involvement in Patients with Hematological Malignancies, page 361
Forms of strongyloidiasis
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Origin of strongyloidiasis
From strongyloid + -iasis.
Words that rhyme with strongyloidiasis
- amoebiasis
- diocese
- -iasis
- ancylostomiasis
- angiostrongyliasis
- anisakiasis
- ascariasis
- baylisascariasis
- capillariasis
- enterobiasis
- filariasis
- leishmaniasis
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Questions about strongyloidiasis
- What does strongyloidiasis mean?
- Strongyloidiasis means infection by roundworms of the superfamily Strongyloidea.
- What part of speech is strongyloidiasis?
- Strongyloidiasis is a noun.
- What is the plural of strongyloidiasis?
- The plural of strongyloidiasis is strongyloidiases.
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