stron·gy·loi·di·a·sis | \ ˌsträn-jə-ˌlȯi-ˈdī-ə-səs 
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or less commonly strongyloidosis \ ˌsträn-jə-ˌlȯi-ˈdō-səs \
\Definition of strongyloidiasis
: infestation with or disease caused by any of a genus (Strongyloides) of strongyles that parasitize especially the intestines of vertebrates including humans
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strongyloidiasis
nounstron·gy·loi·di·a·sis | \ -ˌlȯi-ˈdī-ə-səs \
\ plural strongyloidiases\ -ə-ˌsēz \
\Medical Definition of strongyloidiasis
: infestation with or disease caused by nematodes of the genus Strongyloides
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The first known use of strongyloidiasis was in 1905
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