acanthocephaliasis

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Acanthocephal +‎ -iasis (disease produced by)[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (US) IPA(key): /æˌkæn.θoʊ.sɜf.əˈlaɪ.ə.sɪs/

Noun[edit]

acanthocephaliasis (plural acanthocephaliases)

  1. (pathology) A disease caused by infection by Acanthocephala worms.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)