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Sparganosis Uncommon

Origin: Greek suffix -osis

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions
Noun
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A parasitic infection caused by the plerocercoid larvae of diphyllobothroid tapeworms in the genus Spirometra.

See Also
diphyllobothroid sparganum genus parasitic tapeworm spirometra infection plerocercoid
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
sis asis ssis osis csis psis isis apsis iasis mysis oasis arsis ensis assis basis lysis tasis sepsis miosis deesis
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