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stron•gy•lo•sis
(stron′jə lō′sis),USA pronunciation n. [Vet. Pathol.]
- Veterinary Diseasesa disease, esp. of horses, caused by an infestation by strongyles and characterized in serious cases by weakness and anemia.
- Neo-Latin, equivalent. to Strongyl(us) strongyle + -ōsis -osis
- 1910–15