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infestation /in·fes·ta·tion/ (-fes-ta´shun) parasitic attack or subsistence on the skin and/or its appendages, as by insects, mites, or ticks; sometimes used to denote parasitic invasion of the organs and tissues, as by helminths.
infestation [in′festā′shən] Etymology: L, infestare, to attack the presence of animal parasites in the environment, on the skin, or in the hair of a host. infestation [in″fes-ta´shun] parasitic attack or subsistence on the skin and/or its appendages, as by insects, mites, or ticks; sometimes used to denote parasitic invasion of the organs and tissues, as by helminths.
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