ancylostomiasis

ancylostomiasis
also ankylostomiasis noun (plural ancylostomiases) Etymology: New Latin, from Ancylostoma, genus of hookworms, from Greek ankylos hooked (akin to Old English anga hook) + stoma mouth — more at angle, stomach Date: 1887 hookworm 2

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  • Ancylostomiasis — vgl. Ankylostomiase …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • ancylostomiasis — [an΄sə läs΄tə mī′ə sis, an΄səlō΄stəmī′ə sis; aŋ΄kəläs΄tə mī′ə sis] n. pl. ancylostomiases [an΄sə läs΄tə mīəsēz΄] [ModL < Ancylostoma, genus of hookworms < Gr ankylos, crooked (see ANKLE) + stoma, the mouth + IASIS] technical term for… …   English World dictionary

  • ancylostomiasis — noun Infection by the hookworm Ancylostoma …   Wiktionary

  • ancylostomiasis — Hookworm disease caused by Ancylostoma duodenale and characterized by eosinophilia, anemia, emaciation, dyspepsia, and, in children with severe chronic infections, swelling of the abdomen with mental and physical maldevelopment. SYN …   Medical dictionary

  • ancylostomiasis — [ˌaŋkɪlə(ʊ)stə(ʊ) mʌɪəsɪs, ˌansɪ ] (also ankylostomiasis) noun Medicine hookworm infection of the small intestine, often leading to anaemia. Origin C19: from mod. L. Ancylostoma (a genus of hookworms) + iasis …   English new terms dictionary

  • ancylostomiasis — an·cy·lo·sto·mi·a·sis …   English syllables

  • ancylostomiasis — n. an infestation of the small intestine by the parasitic hookworm Ancylostoma duodenale. See: hookworm disease …   The new mediacal dictionary

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