stron·gy·loi·di·a·sis \ˌstränjəˌlȯiˈdīəsə̇s\noun alsostron·gy·loi·do·sis\-ˈdōsə̇s\ (-es) Etymology: New Latin, from Strongyloides + -iasis, -osis : infestation with or disease caused by nematodes of the genus Strongyloides occasionally parasitic in the intestines of many vertebrates including man