ancylostomiasis
/ˈænsɪˌlɒstəˈmaɪəsɪs/(亦作ankylostomiasis)
noun
mass noun
1- Medicine hookworm infection of the small intestine, often leading to anaemia【医】钩虫病。
1.1
- The worm is typically Ancylostoma duodenale, class Phasmida.该钩虫主要为十二指肠钩口线虫, 竹节虫纲。
词源
late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Ancylostoma （from Greek ankulos 'crooked' + stoma 'mouth'） + -IASIS.