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ankylostomiasis

[ ang-kuh-loh-stuh-mahy-uh-sis, -los-tuh- ]

noun

, Pathology.


ankylostomiasis

/ ˌæŋkɪˌlɒstəˈmaɪəsɪs /

noun

  1. a variant of ancylostomiasis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ankylostomiasis1

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

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

The hookworm disease, ankylostomiasis, has steadily decreased.

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