Uk English Meaning of ankylostomiasis
hookworm disease
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Definitions and Meaning of ankylostomiasis in English
ankylostomiasis (n.)
A disease due to the presence of the parasites Agchylostoma duodenale, Uncinaria (subgenus Necator) americana, or allied nematodes, in the small intestine. When present in large numbers they produce a severe anaemia by sucking the blood from the intestinal walls. Called also miner's anaemia, tunnel disease, brickmaker's anaemia, Egyptian chlorosis.
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hookworm disease
A disease due to the presence of the parasites Agchylostoma duodenale, Uncinaria (subgenus Necator) americana, or allied nematodes, in the small intestine. When
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ankylosis => ankylosis, ankylosing spondylitis => ankylosing spondylitis, ankylose => ankylose, ankylosaurus => Ankylosaurus, ankylosaur => Ankylosaur,
