uncinariasis

[ uhn-suh-nuh-rahy-uh-sis ]

/ ˌʌn sə nəˈraɪ ə sɪs /

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noun Pathology.

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Origin of uncinariasis

1900–05; <New Latin Uncinar(ia) name of the genus (Latin uncīn(us) (see uncinate) + -āria-aria) + -iasis-iasis

Words nearby uncinariasis

unchurch, unchurched, uncia, uncial, unciform, uncinariasis, uncinate, uncinate process, uncinus, UNCIO, uncircumcised

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How to use uncinariasis in a sentence

It is fairly constant in trichinosis, uncinariasis, filariasis, and echinococcus disease.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for uncinariasis

uncinariasis

/ (ˌʌnsɪnəˈraɪəsɪs) /

noun

the condition of being infested with hookworms; hookworm disease

Word Origin for uncinariasis

C20: via New Latin Uncināria, from Late Latin uncīnus a hook, from Latin uncus

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