sparganosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A parasitic infection caused by the plerocercoid larvae of diphyllobothroid tapeworms in the genus Spirometra.
  2. Alternative form of spargosis (“distention of the breasts with milk”).

Word forms

sparganosis sparganoses

Derived words

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