Infection with nematode parasites of the genus Oesophagostomum. SYN: esophagostomiasis. [G. oi-sophagos, gullet (esophagus), + stoma, mouth, + -iasis, condition]
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oe·soph·a·go·sto·mi·a·sis also esoph·a·go·sto·mi·a·sis i-.säf-ə-(.)gō-stə-'mī-ə-səs n, pl -a·ses -.sēz infestation with or disease caused by nematode worms of the genus Oesophagostomum: NODULAR DISEASE
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oesoph·a·go·sto·mi·a·sis (ə-sof″ə-go-sto-miґə-sis) infection of a human or other animal with nematodes of the genus Oesophagostomum. See nodular worm disease, under disease.Medical dictionary. 2011.