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Infestation of the body with parasitic worms
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helminthiasis
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Helminthiasis (plural helminthiases ), also known as worm infection , is any macroparasitic disease of humans and other animals in which a part of the body is infected with parasitic worms , known as helminths . There are numerous species of these parasites ...
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n. infestation with parasitic worms
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n. infestation of the body with parasitic worms
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Helminthiasis \Hel`min*thi"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to suffer from worms, fr. ?, ?, a worm.] (Med.) A disease in which worms are present in some part of the body.