- bothriocephaliasis
- SYN: diphyllobothriasis.
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both·rio·ceph·a·li·a·sis (both″re-o-sef″ə-liґə-sis) diphyllobothriasis.
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bothriocephaliasis
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diphyllobothriasis — Infection with the cestode Diphyllobothrium latum; human infection is caused by ingestion of raw or inadequately cooked fish infected with the plerocercoid larva. Leukocytosis and eosinophilia may occur; if the worm is high enough in the… … Medical dictionary