Ascariasis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ascariasis \As`ca*ri"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? an intestinal
     worm.] (Med.)
     A disease, usually accompanied by colicky pains and diarrhea,
     caused by the presence of ascarids in the gastrointestinal
     canal.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ascariasis
       n : infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms