Advertisement

Advertisement

hookworm disease

noun

  1. the nontechnical name for ancylostomiasis

“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


Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The results point to potential de-worming treatments to help fight some of the most neglected tropical diseases - including river blindness, schistosomiasis and hookworm disease - which affect around a billion people worldwide.

From Reuters

The figures show, then, that hookworm disease unmistakably affects mental development.

Two Americans in Porto Rico showed the possibility of stamping out hookworm disease.

We can prevent hookworm disease by preventing the ground from being polluted.

One of the most important is hookworm disease.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


hookwormhooky