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ancylostomiasis / ˌænsɪˌlɒstəˈmaɪəsɪs/, ankylostomiasis, anchylostomiasis

infestation of the human intestine with blood-sucking hookworms, causing progressive anaemia
Also called: hookworm disease

Etymology: from New Latin, from Ancylostoma genus of hookworms, from Greek ankulos hooked, crooked + stoma mouth

'ancylostomiasis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

anchylostomiasis - ancylo- - ankylostomiasis - hookworm disease

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