Helminthism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    helminth infection archaic, uncountable

    "Clearly it remains to be proved that shell-fish are altogether unconcerned in the matter of human helminthism; yet I quite believe that danger from this source is limited to certain mollusks living in eastern waters."

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"Clearly it remains to be proved that shell-fish are altogether unconcerned in the matter of human helminthism; yet I quite believe that danger from this source is limited to certain mollusks living in eastern waters."

Etymology

From helminth + -ism.

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