brachylaimiasis

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noun

Infection by trematode worms of genus Brachylaima.

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Meanings

nounbrachylaimiasis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineInfection by trematode worms of genus Brachylaima.

    Zoonotic trematode (brachylaimiasis) and cestode (rodentoleposis) infections have been reported from semi-arid environments.

    2004 December 23, David M. Spratt, “Australian ecosystems, capricious food chains and parasitic consequences for people”, in International Journal for Parasitology, volume 35, issue 7 (June 2005), Elsevier (2005), page 717

Origin

From taxonomic name Brachylaima + English -iasis.

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