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ancylostomiasis

/ ˌænsɪˌlɒstəˈmaɪəsɪs /

noun

  1. infestation of the human intestine with blood-sucking hookworms, causing progressive anaemia Also calledhookworm disease
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ancylostomiasis1

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

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