diphyllobothriasis

noun

infection caused by the tapeworm Diphyllobothrium

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Meanings

noundiphyllobothriasis (countable and uncountable, plural diphyllobothriases)

plural diphyllobothriases

  1. countableuncountablemedicineinfection caused by the tapeworm Diphyllobothrium

Origin

Diphyllobothrium + -iasis

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APA

diphyllobothriasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diphyllobothriasis

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“diphyllobothriasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diphyllobothriasis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diphyllobothriasis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diphyllobothriasis.

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