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anisakiasis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
anisaki-a-sis
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The disease caused by infection with Anisakis worms (usually through eating raw fish), characterised by violent abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.

Uncountable

Etymology

From taxonomic name Anisakis + -iasis.

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Rhymes With

diocese leishmaniasis filariasis ascariasis amoebiasis toxocariasis ancylostomiasis trichuriasis loiasis wuchereriasis baylisascariasis mansonelliasis

Questions

What does anisakiasis mean?
The disease caused by infection with Anisakis worms (usually through eating raw fish), characterised by violent abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.
Where does anisakiasis come from?
From taxonomic name Anisakis + -iasis.

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