ancylostomiasis

noun

an·​cy·​lo·​sto·​mi·​a·​sis ˌaŋ-ki-ˌlō-stə-ˈmī-ə-səs  ˌan(t)-sə- 

variants or less commonly ankylostomiasis

ˌaŋ-ki-ˌlō-stə-ˈmī-ə-səs 

plural ancylostomiases ˌaŋ-ki-ˌlō-stə-ˈmī-ə-ˌsēz 

ˌan(t)-sə-

also ankylostomiases ˌaŋ-ki-ˌlō-stə-ˈmī-ə-ˌsēz 

: hookworm sense 2

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Ancylostoma, a hookworm genus (earlier Agchylostoma, from Greek ankýlos "bent, crooked, curved" + -o- -o- + stóma "mouth") + -iasis — more at angle entry 3,stomach entry 1

Note: The genus name Ancylostoma was introduced by the Italian physician Angelo Dubini (1813-1902) in "Nuovo verme intestinale umano (Agchylostoma duodenale), costituente un sesto genere dei Nematoidei proprii dell'uomo," Annali universali de medicina (Milano), vol. 106 (aprile, maggio e giugno 1843), pp. 5-13.

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

ancylostomiasis

noun

an·​cy·​lo·​sto·​mi·​a·​sis ˌaŋ-ki-lō-stə-ˈmī-ə-səs  ˌan(t)-sə- 

variants also ankylostomiasis

-ki-lō-

or anchylostomiasis

-ki-lō-

plural ancylostomiases -ˌsēz  also ankylostomiases or anchylostomiases

: infestation with or disease caused by hookworms

especially : a lethargic anemic state due to blood loss through the feeding of hookworms in the small intestine

called also hookworm disease