oxyuriasis

[ ok-see-yoo-rahy-uh-sis ]
/ ˌɒk si yʊˈraɪ ə sɪs /

noun Pathology.

human infection with pinworms.

Origin of oxyuriasis

1905–10; < New Latin Oxyur(is) genus name of pinworms (equivalent to oxy- oxy-1 + Greek our(á) tail + New Latin -is noun ending) + -iasis

Words nearby oxyuriasis

oxytetracycline, oxytocia, oxytocic, oxytocin, oxytone, oxyuriasis, oxyuricide, oxyuridae, oxyuris, oy, oyama

Medical definitions for oxyuriasis

oxyuriasis
[ ŏk′sē-yu-rī′ə-sĭs ]

n.

Infestation with parasitic nematodes of the family Oxyuridae.