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paragonimiasis(dictionary)

paragonimiasis (iou)



paragonimiasis noun. . E20.
[from mod. Latin Paragonimus (see below), from PARA-1 + Greek gonimos productive, from gen-, gon- produce: see -IASIS.]
Medicine. Infestation with lung flukes (worms of the genus Paragonimus), which results from eating infected crustaceans and is usu. marked by abdominal pains, a persistent cough, and expectoration of blood.