parasitosis

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noun

Infestation with parasites.

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Meanings

nounparasitosis (countable and uncountable, plural parasitoses)

plural parasitoses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineInfestation with parasites.

    The term delusions of parasitosis was coined by Wilson and Miller (1946) dispelling earlier use of the word acarophobia (Thibierge 1894), entomophobia, and parasitophobia.

    (Can we date this quote?), Dr. Gale E. Ridge, “Delusory parasitosis. The belief of being lived on by arthropods or other organisms”, in The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, page 1

Origin

From parasite + -osis.

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Translations

Czech parazitóza
  • parazitózainfestation
Italian parassitosi
  • parassitosiinfestation
Russian паразито́з
  • паразито́з (parazitóz)infestation
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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