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capillariasis

noun

A disease caused by nematodes in the genus Capillaria.

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Meanings

nouncapillariasis (uncountable)

alternative capillariosis

uncountablemedicineA disease caused by nematodes in the genus Capillaria.

Origin

Capillaria + -iasis

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with capillariasis

diocese leishmaniasis filariasis ascariasis strongyloidiasis amoebiasis ancylostomiasis angiostrongyliasis anisakiasis baylisascariasis enterobiasis -iasis loiasis necatoriasis nematodiasis toxocariasis trichinelliasis trichuriasis wuchereriasis

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APA

capillariasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capillariasis

MLA

“capillariasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capillariasis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capillariasis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capillariasis.

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