ankylostomiasis

[ ang-kuh-loh-stuh-mahy-uh-sis, -los-tuh- ]
/ ˌæŋ kə loʊ stəˈmaɪ ə sɪs, -lɒs tə- /

noun Pathology.

hookworm(def 2).

Origin of ankylostomiasis

1885–90; < New Latin, equivalent to Ancylostom(a) a genus of hookworm (see ancylo-, stoma) + -iasis -iasis

Words nearby ankylostomiasis

ankylose, ankylosed, ankylosing hyperostosis, ankylosing spondylitis, ankylosis, ankylostomiasis, ankyroid, anlace, anlage, anlaut, ann

Example sentences from the Web for ankylostomiasis

  • The hookworm disease, ankylostomiasis, has steadily decreased.

    The Evolution of Modern Medicine |William Osler

  • In a third case of Ankylostomiasis Zappert found no increase of eosinophil cells in the blood, nor the crystals in the fæces.

    Histology of the Blood |Paul Ehrlich

British Dictionary definitions for ankylostomiasis

ankylostomiasis
/ (ˌæŋkɪˌlɒstəˈmaɪəsɪs) /

noun

a variant of ancylostomiasis