oxyuriasis
oxy·uri·a·sis
noun \ˌäk-si-yu̇-ˈrī-ə-səs\Definition of OXYURIASIS
: infestation with or disease caused by pinworms (family Oxyuridae)
Origin of OXYURIASIS
New Latin, from Oxyuris, genus of worms
First Known Use: circa 1909
oxy·uri·a·sis
noun \ˌäk-si-yu̇-ˈrī-ə-səs\ (Medical Dictionary)plural oxy·uri·a·ses \-ˌsēz\
Medical Definition of OXYURIASIS
: infestation with or disease caused by pinworms (as of the genera Enterobius and Oxyuris)
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