Usually means: Infestation with parasites, causing disease.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word parasitosis:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. parasitosis: Merriam-Webster
  2. parasitosis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. parasitosis: Collins English Dictionary
  4. parasitosis: Wiktionary
  5. parasitosis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. parasitosis: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. parasitosis: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. parasitosis: Dictionary.com
  9. Parasitosis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. parasitosis: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. parasitosis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Parasitosis: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. parasitosis: Medical dictionary
  5. Parasitosis: Drug Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (parasitosis)

▸ noun:  (medicine) Infestation with parasites.

Similar:
enteroparasitosis, parasitemia, hemoparasitism, endoparasitosis, ectoparasitosis, parasitaemia, parainfection, protozoosis, helminthiasis, helminthosis, more...

Opposite:
symbiosis, mutualism, commensalism

Phrases:
delusional parasitosis, more...

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Similar:
enteroparasitosis, parasitemia, hemoparasitism, endoparasitosis, ectoparasitosis, parasitaemia, parainfection, protozoosis, helminthiasis, helminthosis, more...

Opposite:
symbiosis, mutualism, commensalism

Phrases:
delusional parasitosis, more...



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