ankylostomiasis


ankylostomiasis

(ˌæŋkɪˌlɒstəˈmaɪəsɪs) n (Pathology) a variant of ancylostomiasis

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]