gnathostomiasis

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noun

human infection by the nematode Gnathostoma hispidum and/or Gnathastoma spinigerum

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Meanings

noungnathostomiasis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman infection by the nematode Gnathostoma hispidum and/or Gnathastoma spinigerum

Origin

From translingual Gnathostoma + -osis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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