helminthism

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noun

helminth infection

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Meanings

nounhelminthism (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountablehelminth infection

    Clearly it remains to be proved that shell-fish are altogether unconcerned in the matter of human helminthism; yet I quite believe that danger from this source is limited to certain mollusks living in eastern waters.

    1876, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, volume 12, page 295

Origin

From helminth + -ism.

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

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

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