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hookworm

DEFINITIONS OF: hookworm

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n parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts

Type of:
nematode, nematode worm, roundworm
unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic

n infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin

Synonyms:
hookworm disease
Type of:
helminthiasis
infestation of the body with parasitic worms
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