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Answer for the clue "Infestation of the body with parasitic worms ", 13 letters:
helminthiasis

Word definitions for helminthiasis in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
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 ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. infestation with parasitic worms

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. infestation of the body with parasitic worms