n.
Pronunciation: ˌ strän-j ə - ˌ lo ̇ i- ' d ī - ə -s ə s
Variant: also stron · gy · loi · do · sis \ - ' d ō -s ə s \
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Strongyloides, genus name, from Strongylus
Date: 1905
: infestation with or disease caused by any of a genus ( Strongyloides ) of strongyles that parasitize especially the intestines of vertebrates including humans