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| hook·worm [ hk wùrm ] (plural hook·worms) |
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1. parasitic worm: a blood-sucking, disease-causing nematode worm that bores through the skin, attaching itself to the intestinal walls with its hooked mouthparts. Family Ancylostomatidae.
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Same as ancylostomiasis
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