释义 |
par·a·gon·i·mi·a·sis \ˌparəˌgänəˈmīəsə̇s\ noun (plural paragonimia·ses \-īəˌsēz\) Etymology: New Latin, from Paragonimus (genus name of Paragonimus westermanii) + -iasis : infestation with or disease caused by a lung fluke (Paragonimus westermanii) that invades the lung where it produces chronic bronchitis with cough and reddish or brownish sputum and that occasionally also enters other viscera or the brain |