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ankylostomiasis |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ankylostomiasis \An`ky*los*to*mi"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr Ankylostoma var. of Agchylostoma generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.] (Med.) A disease due to the presence of the parasites {Agchylostoma duodenale}, {Uncinaria} (subgenus {Necator}) {americana}, or allied nematodes, in the small intestine. When present in large numbers they produce a severe an[ae]mia by sucking the blood from the intestinal walls. Called also {miner's an[ae]mia}, {tunnel disease}, {brickmaker's an[ae]mia}, {Egyptian chlorosis}.
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