ancylostomiasis


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ancylostomiasis /ˌaŋkɪlə(ʊ)stə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪəsɪs, 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.
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