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toxocariasis

tox·o·ca·ri·a·sis [ tòksō kə r əssiss ]


noun 
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infection caught from dogs: an infestation of the larvae of a roundworm arising in human beings from worm eggs picked up from contaminated soil or domestic pets

[Mid-20th century. < alteration of toxi- + Greek kara "head"]
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