Parasitosis
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Infestation with parasites. countable, uncountable
"The term delusions of parasitosis was coined by Wilson and Miller (1946) dispelling earlier use of the word acarophobia (Thibierge 1894), entomophobia, and parasitophobia."
Example
More examples"The term delusions of parasitosis was coined by Wilson and Miller (1946) dispelling earlier use of the word acarophobia (Thibierge 1894), entomophobia, and parasitophobia."
Etymology
From parasite + -osis.