Meanings
nounbaylisascariasis (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineinfection with Baylisascaris nematodes
Origin
- Ancient Greekἴᾱσις“healing, remedy”
- Englishbaylisascariasis
From translingual Baylisascaris + -iasis (“disease suffix”), from Ancient Greek ἴᾱσις (íāsis, “healing, remedy”).
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Rhymes with baylisascariasis
dioceseleishmaniasisfilariasisascariasisstrongyloidiasisamoebiasisancylostomiasisangiostrongyliasisanisakiasiscapillariasisenterobiasis-iasisloiasisnecatoriasisnematodiasistoxocariasistrichinelliasistrichuriasiswuchereriasis
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APA
baylisascariasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baylisascariasis
MLA
“baylisascariasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baylisascariasis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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