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Meaning of ANKYLOSTOMIASIS

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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