helminthism

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English

Etymology

From helminth +‎ -ism.

Noun

helminthism (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) helminth infection
    • 1876, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, volume 12, page 295:
      Clearly it remains to be proved that shell-fish are altogether unconcerned in the matter of human helminthism; yet I quite believe that danger from this source is limited to certain mollusks living in eastern waters.