Ascariasis

Definition: Ascariasis

Ascariasis

Noun

1. Infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms.

Specialty Definition: Ascariasis

Domain	Definition
Health	Infection by nematodes of the genus Ascaris. Ingestion of infective eggs causes diarrhea and pneumonitis. Its distribution is more prevalent in areas of poor sanitation and where human feces are used for fertilizer. (references)
Medicine	Parasitic infection that can be an occupational health problem for workers in areas where human feces are deposited in soil rather than in sanitary facilities. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Commercial Usage: Ascariasis

Domain	Title
References	The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Ascariasis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Ascariasis and Its Prevention and Control (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Non-Fiction Usage: Ascariasis

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Sarinas PS, Chitkara RK. Ascariasis and hookworm. (references)
		Ascariasis is the most common human worm infection. (references)
		The second most common human helminthic infection (after ascariasis). (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Usage Frequency: Ascariasis

"Ascariasis" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Ascariasis" is used about 6 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Ascariasis

Modern Translation: Ascariasis

Language		Translations for "ascariasis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		ascaridiasis, ascariasis, spolorm-sygdom. (various references)

Dutch		ascariosis, ascaridosis, ascariasis, ascardiasis. (various references)

French		ascaridiose, ascaridiase, lombricose. (various references)

German		Askaridosis, Askaridiasis, Ascaridosis, Ascaridiasis, Spulwurmkrankheit. (various references)

Greek		ασκαριδίασις. (various references)

Hebrew		כרצת (lumbricosis). (various references)

Italian		ascaridiosi, ascariasi. (various references)

Pig Latin		ascariasisay

Portuguese		ascaridíase. (various references)

Spanish		ascaridiasis. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Rhyming with "Ascariasis"

Words rhyming with "ascariasis" (pronounced 'As`ca*ri"a*sis'): Abiogenesis, Absis, Actinomycosis, Adenosclerosis, Adipolysis, AEsthesis, Agamogenesis, Agenesis, Agennesis, Albuminosis, Amanuensis, Amaurosis, Amitosis, Ampelopsis, Amphiarthrosis, Amphigenesis, Amylogenesis, Amylolysis, Anabasis, Anacoenosis, Anacrusis, Anadiplosis, Anaesthesis, Anagnorisis, Anamnesis, Anamorphosis, Anapophysis, Anastomosis, Anemosis, Angioneurosis, Ankylostomiasis, Antanaclasis, Anthesis, Anthracosis, Anthropomorphosis, Antimetathesis, Antiperistasis, Antiphrasis, Antiptosis, Antipyresis, Antisepsis, Antithesis, Aparithmesis, Aphaeresis, Apheresis, Aphesis, Apodosis, Aponeurosis, Apophasis, Apophysis. (additional references)

Anagrams: Ascariasis

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-i-i-r-s-s-s"
	-1 letter: acariasis.
	-2 letters: acrasias.
	-3 letters: acrasia, ascaris, cassias.
	-4 letters: assais, cassia, cassis, crasis, crisis, crissa.
	-5 letters: acari, arias, arsis, assai, casas, crass, raias, sacra, saris, scars.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-a-c-i-i-r-s-s-s"
	+5 letters: disaccharidases, pharisaicalness.
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