ankylostomiasis

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ankylostomiasis

(ˌæŋkɪˌlɒstəˈmaɪəsɪs)

(Pathology) a variant of ancylostomiasis

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hook•worm

(ˈhʊkˌwɜrm)

n.

1. any intestinal bloodsucking nematode worm with hooks around the mouth, belonging to the superfamily Ancylostomatoidea and parasitic in humans and other animals.

2. a disease caused by hookworms, causing abdominal pain and, if untreated, severe anemia.

[1900–05]

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