ankylostomiasis

English - Turkish

Definition of ankylostomiasis in English Turkish dictionary

Related Terms

hookworm disease

(Tıp) ankilostomyazis

English - English

Definition of ankylostomiasis in English English dictionary

{i} hookworm disease

When present in large numbers they produce a severe anæmia by sucking the blood from the intestinal walls

A disease due to the presence of the parasites Agchylostoma duodenale, Uncinaria (subgenus Necator) americana, or allied nematodes, in the small intestine

Called also miner's anæmia, tunnel disease, brickmaker's anæmia, Egyptian chlorosis

Hyphenation

an·ky·los·to·mi·a·sis