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HELMINTHIASIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Infestation of the body with parasitic worms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("helminthiasis" is a kind of...):
infestation (the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "helminthiasis"):
hookworm; hookworm disease (infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin)
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