Helminthiasis

2 definitions found

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

  Helminthiasis \Hel`min*thi"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to suffer
     from worms, fr. ?, ?, a worm.] (Med.)
     A disease in which worms are present in some part of the
     body.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  helminthiasis
       n : infestation of the body with parasitic worms