paragonimiasis

English

Etymology

Paragonimus +‎ -iasis

Noun

paragonimiasis (countable and uncountable, plural paragonimiases)

  1. A food-borne parasitic infection caused by the lung fluke, most commonly Paragonimus westermani, in humans usually spread by ingestion of raw or undercooked freshwater crabs or crayfishes.
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