ankylostomiasis

[ ang-kuh-loh-stuh-mahy-uh-sis, -los-tuh- ]

/ ˌæŋ kə loʊ stəˈmaɪ ə sɪs, -lɒs tə- /

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noun Pathology.

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Origin of ankylostomiasis

1885–90; <New Latin, equivalent to Ancylostom(a) a genus of hookworm (see ancylo-, stoma) + -iasis-iasis

Words nearby ankylostomiasis

ankylosaur, ankylosaurus, ankylose, ankylosing spondylitis, ankylosis, ankylostomiasis, anlace, anlage, anlaut, An Lu Shan, Ann

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How to use ankylostomiasis in a sentence

In a third case of Ankylostomiasis Zappert found no increase of eosinophil cells in the blood, nor the crystals in the fæces.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich
The hookworm disease, ankylostomiasis, has steadily decreased.
The Evolution of Modern Medicine|William Osler

British Dictionary definitions for ankylostomiasis

ankylostomiasis

/ (ˌæŋkɪˌlɒstəˈmaɪəsɪs) /

noun

a variant of ancylostomiasis

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