ancylostomiasis

/ ˌænsɪˌlɒstəˈmaɪəsɪs /

noun

1. Also called: hookworm disease. infestation of the human intestine with blood-sucking hookworms, causing progressive anaemia

Word History and Origins

Origin of ancylostomiasis¹

from New Latin, from Ancylostoma genus of hookworms, from Greek ankulos hooked, crooked + stoma mouth

Example Sentences

Two common hookworm infections in humans are ancylostomiasis and necatoriasis, caused by the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus respectively.

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