helminthiasis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun infestation of the body with parasitic worms

WordNet

Hel`min*thi"a*sis noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. to suffer from worms, fr. , , a worm.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A disease in which worms are present in some part of the body.

Webster 1913