ankylostomiases

an·ky·lo·sto·mi·a·sis

[ang-kuh-loh-stuh-mahy-uh-sis, -los-tuh-]
noun Pathology.
hookworm ( def 2 ).

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

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ancylostomiasis, ankylostomiasis or anchylostomiasis (ˌænsɪˌlɒstəˈmaɪəsɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Also called: hookworm disease infestation of the human intestine with blood-sucking hookworms, causing progressive anaemia
 
[from New Latin, from Ancylostoma genus of hookworms, from Greek ankulos hooked, crooked + stoma mouth]
 
ankylostomiasis, ankylostomiasis or anchylostomiasis
 
n
 
[from New Latin, from Ancylostoma genus of hookworms, from Greek ankulos hooked, crooked + stoma mouth]
 
anchylostomiasis, ankylostomiasis or anchylostomiasis
 
n
 
[from New Latin, from Ancylostoma genus of hookworms, from Greek ankulos hooked, crooked + stoma mouth]

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ankylostomiasis (ˌæŋkɪˌlɒstəˈmaɪəsɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a variant of ancylostomiasis

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