variants:
or less commonly
ankylostomiasis
\ˌaŋ-ki-\
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variants:
or
ankylostomiasis
\-ki-lō-\
also
anchylostomiasis
\-ki-lō-\
medical Definition of ancylostomiasis
plural ancylostomiases
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\-ˌsēz\
: infestation with or disease caused by hookworms;
especially
: a lethargic anemic state due to blood loss through the feeding of hookworms in the small intestine — called also
hookworm disease
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