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parasitosis.

Noun
HorrorTechnical
MEANING

An infestation by parasites or a condition caused by their presence.

Use it for

a host affected by actual parasites; infestation distinguished from contamination without organisms; biological invasion described without a vague curse

Words that belong together

  • intestinal parasitosis
  • a case of parasitosis

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The lab confirmed parasitosis after examining the samples.
The narrator called it a curse until the evidence of parasitosis reached the village.

Nearby words

parasitic infestation

Related words

parasitic infestationparasitic disease (when illness occurs)parasite
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parasitosis

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Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Usually uncountable; plural parasitoses for distinct conditions or cases. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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