Disease or Syndrome
helminthiasis Audio
hel·min·thi·a·sis [ hel-min-thahy-uh-sis ]
Subclass of:
Parasitic Diseases
Definitions related to helminthiasis:
  • A parasitic infection characterized by the infestation with worms, mainly in the intestine.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Diseases caused by parasitic worms of the helminth class.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Infestation with parasitic worms of the helminth class.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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