ankylostomiasis

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

noun

Pathology.

1. hookworm.

ankylostomiasis

/ ˌæŋkɪˌlɒstəˈmaɪəsɪs /

noun

1. a variant of ancylostomiasis

Word History and Origins

Origin of ankylostomiasis¹

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