ancylostomiasis

ankylostomiasis or anchylostomiasis

/ (ˌænsɪˌlɒstəˈmaɪəsɪs) /

noun

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

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Word Origin for ancylostomiasis

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

Words nearby ancylostomiasis

ancylostoma, ancylostoma braziliense, ancylostoma caninum, ancylostoma duodenale, ancylostomatic, ancylostomiasis, ancyroid, and, and all, and circuit, and how!

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Medical definitions for ancylostomiasis

ancylostomiasis

[ ăn′sə-lō-stō-mī′ə-sĭs, ăng′kə-lō- ]

n.

A disease caused by infestation with the hookworm Ancylostoma duodenale, characterized by gastrointestinal pain, diarrhea, and progressive anemia.tunnel disease uncinariasis