Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Infestation of the intestine with pinworms.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin Enterobius, pinworm genus (entero– + Greek bios, life; see bio–) + –iasis.]
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- Ascariasis, enterobiasis, hookworm caused by Ancylostoma duodenalis
Chapter 4 1993
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- Ascariasis, enterobiasis, hookworm caused by Ancylostoma duodenalis: single dose
Chapter 4 1993
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United States, and cause the infection enterobiasis in humans.
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Fear not, those with enterobiasis: the pinworms "just want to be left alone to live inside your colon ...
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Fear not, those with enterobiasis: the pinworms "just want to be left alone to live inside your colon ...
Periscope 2007
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