Medical term:
hymenolepiasis
hymenolepiasis
[hi″men-o-lep-i´ah-sis]infection due to tapeworms of the genus Hymenolepis.
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hy·me·no·le·pi·a·sis
(hī'me-nō-lĕ-pī'ă-sis),Illness produced by infection with tapeworms of the genus Hymenolepis.
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Hymenolepiasis
Parasitic infection caused by the presence of tapeworms from the Hymenolepis genus, such as the dwarf tapeworm (Hymenolepis nana) or the rodent tapeworm (Hymenolepis diminuta).
Mentioned in: Tapeworm Diseases
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