ancylostomiasis

/ ˌænsɪˌlɒstəˈmaɪəsɪs /

noun

1. infestation of the human intestine with blood-sucking hookworms, causing progressive anaemia Also calledhookworm disease

Word History and Origins

Origin of ancylostomiasis¹

from New Latin, from Ancylostoma genus of hookworms, from Greek ankulos hooked, crooked + stoma mouth