tungiasis

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noun

An inflammatory skin disease caused by infection with the female ectoparasitic Tunga penetrans flea.

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Meanings

nountungiasis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn inflammatory skin disease caused by infection with the female ectoparasitic Tunga penetrans flea.

Origin

Tunga + -iasis

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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