angiostrongylosisEtymologyA classical compound, from international scientific vocabulary, from Angiostrongylus + -osis.angiostrongylosis means infection (principally of dogs) by lungworms of the genus Angiostrongylus. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounInfection (principally of dogs) by lungworms of the genus Angiostrongylus.