porocephaliasis

porocephaliasis

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po·ro·ceph·a·li·a·sis .pō-rō-.sef-ə-'lī-ə-səs n, pl -a·ses -.sēz infestation with or disease caused by a tongue worm of the family Porocephalidae

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n.
a rare infestation of the nasal cavities, windpipe, lungs, liver, or spleen by the nymphs of the parasitic arthropod Porocephalus. Humans become infected on consumption of water or uncooked vegetables contaminated with the parasite's eggs. There may be some abdominal pain while the parasite is in the gut but in many cases there are no symptoms. Porocephaliasis has been occasionally reported in negroes of central Africa.

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po·ro·ceph·a·li·a·sis (por″o-sef″ə-liґə-sis) infection with parasitic pentastomes of the order Porocephalida.

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