ancylostomiasis

British

/ ˌænsɪˌlɒstəˈmaɪəsɪs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of ancylostomiasis

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

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

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