Medical Definition of Oxyuriasis
1. Small nematode, Enterobius vermicularis, that is responsible for intestinal infection in humans. It appears as a small thread-like worm approximately 3-5mm in length. Common symptoms include anal itching that is worse at night when the female worm migrates to the anus to lay its eggs. Thin, white, thread-like worms may be visible at the anal opening or in the stools. The tape test can be performed by placing the sticky side of the tape across the anal opening for several seconds. The tape is then transferred to a glass slide where eggs may be seen through the microscope. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxyuriasis
Literary usage of Oxyuriasis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"Geographical Distribution.—Occasionally it occurs in the United States. It is
common in the East Indies and in Africa. 8. oxyuriasis (Thread-worm) Organism. ..."
2. Differential Diagnosis of Internal Diseases by Milton Howard Fussell (1916)
"oxyuriasis (Thread-worm) Organism.—This condition is due to the lodgment of the
thread-worm, or Oxyuris vermicularis, in the intestinal canal. ..."
3. Internal Medicine by David Bovaird (1912)
"The dose should be repeated from time to time so long as ova appear in the feces.
oxyuriasis—PIN-WORM INFECTION ..."
4. The Animal Parasites of Man by Harold Benjamin Fantham, Maximilian Gustav Christian Carl Braun (1916)
"and tliese do not abate till after the removal of the oxyuriasis. ... The diagnosis
of oxyuriasis is not difficult to make, as the troublesome sensations in ..."
5. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1908)
"UNDER the heading " oxyuriasis Cutanea'' the writer has described a case of a
severe dermatitis resulting from the presence and colonisation of the ..."
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