ancylostomiasis
ankylostomiasis or anchylostomiasis
- infestation of the human intestine with blood-sucking hookworms, causing progressive anaemiaAlso called: hookworm disease
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Word Origin
from New Latin, from Ancylostoma genus of hookworms, from Greek ankulos hooked, crooked + stoma mouth
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ancylostomiasis
(ăn′sə-lō-stō-mī′ə-sĭs, ăng′kə-lō-)- A disease caused by infestation with the hookworm Ancylostoma duodenale, characterized by gastrointestinal pain, diarrhea, and progressive anemia.tunnel disease uncinariasis
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