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tungiasis

tungiasis noun: an inflammatory skin disease caused by infection with the female ectoparasitic Tunga penetrans flea.

Noun

tungiasis (uncountable)

  1. An inflammatory skin disease caused by infection with the female ectoparasitic Tunga penetrans flea.

tungiasis meaning in Tamil

tungiasis in Tamil

டுங்காபூச்சி நோய்

Origin of tungiasis

Tunga + -iasis

Questions about tungiasis

What does tungiasis mean?
Tungiasis means an inflammatory skin disease caused by infection with the female ectoparasitic Tunga penetrans flea.
What is tungiasis in Tamil?
Tungiasis in Tamil is டுங்காபூச்சி நோய். See Tungiasis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tungiasis?
Tungiasis is a noun.

Words near tungiasis in the dictionary

  1. Tunghai
  2. Tunghsihu
  3. Tunghsin
  4. Tunghua
  5. Tunghwa
  6. tungiasis
  7. tungid
  8. tungids
  9. Tungkay
  10. Tungkuan
  11. Tungkun

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