Meanings
nounhabronemiasis (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineInfection by nematodes of the genus Habronema.
Mucocutaneous habronemiasis became much less common following widespread use of oral avermectin and anthelmintic compounds that kill the gastric nematodes whose larvae cause this cutaneous lesion.
2009, Norman Edward Robinson, Kim A. Sprayberry, Current Therapy in Equine Medicine, page 684
Origin
From translingual Habronema + -iasis.
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habronemiasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habronemiasis
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“habronemiasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habronemiasis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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