ENTEROBIASIS


Meaning of ENTEROBIASIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈbī-ə-səs ]

noun

( plural en·tero·bi·a·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Enterobius, genus name (from Greek enter- + bios mode of life) + -iasis

Date: circa 1927

: infestation with or disease caused by pinworms (genus Enterobius , especially E. vermicularis ) that occurs especially in children

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.