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Medical Definition of Halzoun
1. Local name of a buccopharyngeal infection occurring in Lebanon, probably caused by pentastomid larvae of the dog tongue worm, Linguatula serrata, which wander into the throat of the human host after ingestion of infected raw sheep, or goat liver or lymph nodes. Origin: Ar., snail (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Halzoun
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