| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| oxyuriasis |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ox·y·u·ri·a·sis |
| PRONUNCIATION: | k s -y -r  -s s |
| NOUN: | Infestation with pinworms. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin Oxy ris, type genus ( Greek oxus, sharp; see ak- in Appendix I + Greek our , tail; see ors- in Appendix I) + iasis.
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