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oxyuriasis

 
Dictionary: ox·y·u·ri·a·sis   (ŏk'sē-yʊ-rī'ə-sĭs) pronunciation
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n.
Infestation with pinworms.

[New Latin Oxyūris, type genus (Greek oxus, sharp + Greek ourā, tail) + -IASIS.]


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(ŏk'sē-yʊ-rī'ə-sĭs)
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Infestation with parasitic nematodes of the family Oxyuridae.

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The disease caused by infestation with oxyuris nematodes. Manifested by intense irritation of the perianal region causing rubbing and biting at the tail.

Tail-rubbing caused by Oxyuris equi infestation. By permission from Pascoe R, Knottenbelt DC, Manual of Equine Dermatology, Saunders, 1999
 
 
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