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macracanthorhynchiasis

noun mac·ra·can·tho·rhyn·chi·a·sis \ ˌmak-rə-ˌkan(t)-thə-riŋ-ˈkī-ə-səs \

medical Definition of macracanthorhynchiasis

plural macracanthorhynchiases play \-ˌsēz\

: infestation with or disease caused by an acanthocephalan worm of the genus Macracanthorhynchus

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