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loiasis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
loia-sis
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An infection caused by the nematode Loa loa, normally transmitted by various flies

Uncountable

Etymology

Loa + -iasis

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

loasis (alternative) loaiasis (alternative)

Synonyms

Loa loa filariasis

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does loiasis mean?
An infection caused by the nematode Loa loa, normally transmitted by various flies
Where does loiasis come from?
Loa + -iasis

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