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English
Etymology
From Ancylostoma + -iasis.
Pronunciation
Noun
ancylostomiasis (countable and uncountable, plural ancylostomiases)
- Infection by the hookworm Ancylostoma.
- Synonyms: Egyptian chlorosis, tunnel disease
- Hypernyms: (all often loosely called "synonymous") hookworm, miner's anaemia, miner's worm; miner's disease (in one of its senses)
- Coordinate terms: necatoriasis, uncinariasis (often loosely called "synonymous")
Translations
infection by the hookworm Ancylostoma