Infestation
222. Infestation
- acariasis
- the condition of being infested by acarids or mites.
- acaricide
- a substance or preparation for killing mites or ticks.
- miticide
- a substance for killing mites. —miticidal , adj.
- taeniacide, teniacide
- an agent or preparation for killing tapeworms. —taeniacidal, teniacidal , adj.
- taeniasis, teniasis
- infestation by tapeworms.
- vermination
- the state or process of being infested with worms or vermin.
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