Angiostrongyliasis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Angiostrongyliasis is a noun meaning (medicine) Infection by a nematode of the genus Angiostrongylus.
Meaning
(medicine) Infection by a nematode of the genus Angiostrongylus.
Example Sentences
It is endemic to the Americas (from southern USA to northern Argentina in South America) and in humans causes abdominal or intestinal angiostrongyliasis, which mimics appendicitis with eosinophilia [5 ,6 ].
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include angiostrongylosis, strongyloidiasis, strongylosis, strongyloidosis, anguillulosis, agangliosis.
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