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

halva
halvah
halvahs
halvans
halvas
halve
halved
halver
halvers
halves
halving
halyard
halyards
halysin
halysites
halzoun (current term)
ham
ham
Ham's test
ham-fisted
ham-handed
hamada
hamadas
hamadryad
hamadryad
hamadryades
hamadryads
hamadryas
hamadryas
hamadryases

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