ancylostomiasis
/ˌaŋkɪlə(ʊ)stə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪəsɪs
/ /ˌansɪlə(ʊ)stə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪəsɪs/(also ankylostomiasis)
noun [mass noun] Medicine
Hookworm infection of the small intestine, often leading to anaemia.
- The worm is typically Ancylostoma duodenale, class Phasmida.
- Moreover, as discussed above, there was some other cause than ancylostomiasis for the presence of this malabsorption.
- Gastro-intestinal helminths accounted for 68% of all parasitic conditions with ancylostomiasis as the leading cause of mortality.
Origin
Late 19th century: from modern Latin Ancylostoma (from Greek ankulos 'crooked' + stoma 'mouth') + -iasis.
- strongylote
- strongyloxea
- strontia
- strontianite
- strontium
- strop
- strophanthin
- strophe
- strophic
- stroppily
- stroppiness
- stroppy
- stroud
- strove
- strow
- struck
- struck joint
- struct
- structural
- structural ambiguity
- structural anthropologist
- structural anthropology
- structural basin
- structural botany
- structural change