Words containing iasis
6 letter words containing iasis
- -iasis — (in medicine) indicating a diseased condition
7 letter words containing iasis
8 letter words containing iasis
9 letter words containing iasis
- acariasis — infestation of the hair follicles and skin with acarids, esp mites
- amebiasis — infestation with amoebas, esp. with a protozoan (Entamoeba histolytica) parasitic in the intestines or liver
- ixodiasis — a disease that is transmitted by ticks, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- lithiasis — the formation or presence of stony concretions, as calculi, in the body.
- mydriasis — excessive dilatation of the pupil of the eye, as the result of disease, drugs, or the like.
10 letter words containing iasis
- amoebiasis — infection, esp of the intestines, caused by the parasitic amoeba Endamoeba histolytica
- ascariasis — infestation of the intestines with the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides, causing abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, weight loss, etc
- babesiasis — any of several tick-borne diseases of cattle, dogs, horses, sheep, and swine, caused by a babesia protozoan and characterized by fever and languor.
- bonamiasis — a disease affecting oysters, caused by the parasite Bonamia ostreae
- filariasis — infection by filarial worms in the blood and lymph channels, lymph glands, and other tissues, the various species causing skin swellings, blindness, or elephantiasis if untreated.
11 letter words containing iasis
- candidiasis — a common fungal infection caused by yeast (genus Candida, esp. C. albicans) that thrives on any moist, cutaneous area of the body, esp. on mucous membranes, between toes, under diapers, etc.: can develop into serious internal and chronic conditions
- phthiriasis — crab lice infestation.
12 letter words containing iasis
- bilharziasis — schistosomiasis
- enterobiasis — a disease, common in children, caused by infestation of the large intestine with nematodes of the genus Enterobius, esp the pinworm (E. vermicularis)
- fascioliasis — liver-rot.
- toxocariasis — the infection of humans with the larvae of a genus of roundworms, Toxocara, of dogs and cats. It can cause swelling of the liver and, sometimes, damage to the eyes
- trichuriasis — intestinal infestation with the roundworm Trichuris trichiura, producing nausea, abdominal discomfort, and diarrhea, common in tropical areas with poor sanitation.
13 letter words containing iasis
- elephantiasis — A condition in which a limb or other part of the body becomes grossly enlarged due to obstruction of the lymphatic vessels, typically by the nematode parasites that cause filariasis.
- helminthiasis — a disease caused by parasitic worms in the intestines.
- leishmaniasis — any infection caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania.
- treponemiasis — infection with treponema; syphilis.
14 letter words containing iasis
- cholelithiasis — the occurrence or development of gallstones in the gall bladder
- cystolithiasis — a medical condition caused by the formation of a calculus in the bladder
- dracunculiasis — a disease caused by infection with the Guinea worm
- nematodiriasis — the condition, esp in sheep, of having parasitic nematode worms of the genus Nematodirus in the small intestine
- onchocerciasis — an infestation with filarial worms of the genus Onchocerca, common in tropical America and Africa, transmitted by black flies, and characterized by nodules under the skin, an itchy rash, eye lesions, and in severe cases, elephantiasis.
15 letter words containing iasis
- ancylostomiasis — infestation of the human intestine with blood-sucking hookworms, causing progressive anaemia
- ankylostomiasis — ancylostomiasis
- fasciolopsiasis — a parasitic disease caused by flukes of the genus Fasciolopsis and characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea: common in the Far East.
- hypochondriasis — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
- nephrolithiasis — (pathology) presence of calculi in kidneys.
16 letter words containing iasis
- strongyloidiasis — an intestinal disease caused by infection with the nematode worm Strongyloides stercoralis
18 letter words containing iasis
- bronchocandidiasis — See under candidiasis.
19 letter words containing iasis
- cholecystolithiasis — The presence of a gallstone specifically in the gall bladder.
- choledocholithiasis — The presence of gallstones in the common bile duct.
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