enterobiasis

[ en-tuh-roh-bahy-uh-sis ]
/ ˌɛn tə roʊˈbaɪ ə sɪs /

noun Pathology.

infestation with pinworms.

Origin of enterobiasis

1925–30; < New Latin, equivalent to enterob(ius) an intestinal worm ( entero- + Greek bíos life) + -iasis -iasis

Words nearby enterobiasis

enteritis necroticans, entero-, enteroanastomosis, enterobacteria, enterobacterium, enterobiasis, enterobius, enterocele, enterocentesis, enterochromaffin cell, enterocleisis

British Dictionary definitions for enterobiasis

enterobiasis
/ (ˌɛntərəʊˈbaɪəsɪs) /

noun

a disease, common in children, caused by infestation of the large intestine with nematodes of the genus Enterobius, esp the pinworm (E . vermicularis)

Medical definitions for enterobiasis

enterobiasis
[ ĕn′tə-rō-bī′ə-sĭs ]

n.

Infestation of the intestine with the common pinworm Enterobius vermicularis.