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hookworm

hook·worm [ hk wùrm ] (plural hook·worms)


noun 
Definition:
 
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.

2. med 
Same as  ancylostomiasis


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