ENTEROBIASIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does enterobiasis mean? 

• ENTEROBIASIS (noun)
  The noun ENTEROBIASIS has 1 sense:

1. an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children

  Familiarity information: ENTEROBIASIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENTEROBIASIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("enterobiasis" is a kind of...):

infection (the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms)

infestation (the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites)