sparganosis

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noun

A parasitic infection caused by the plerocercoid larvae of diphyllobothroid tapeworms in the genus Spirometra.

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Meanings

nounsparganosis (plural sparganoses)

plural sparganoses

  1. medicineA parasitic infection caused by the plerocercoid larvae of diphyllobothroid tapeworms in the genus Spirometra.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of spargosis (“distention of the breasts with milk”).

Translations

Portuguese esparganose
  • esparganoseinfection by larvae of Spirometra tapeworms
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Chicago

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