Definition of ascariasis in English:
ascariasis
noun ˌaskəˈrʌɪəsɪsˌaskəˈrīəsəs
mass nounMedicine Infection of the intestine with ascarids (parasitic nematode worms).
Example sentencesExamples
- Their results indicate that the cellular immune responses needed to protect against TB and HIV, are impaired by ascariasis and other helminthic infections.
- In the United States, ascariasis is the third most common helminth infection (exceeded only by hookworm and whipworm infections).
- In children, intestinal spirochetosis has been associated with ascariasis, enterobiasis, and Helicobacter pylori gastritis.
- Primary common bile duct stones are more common in Asian populations because of the increased prevalence of flukes and parasitic infections, such as clonorchiasis, fascioliasis and ascariasis.
- If your child has ascariasis, she should be evaluated for other intestinal parasites, such as pinworm.