Definition of Ankylostomiasis
An`ky`los`to`mi´a`sis
n.
1.
(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
anæmia
by
sucking
the
blood
from
the
intestinal
walls
.
Called
also
miner
'
s
anæmia
,
tunnel
disease
,
brickmaker
'
s
anæmia
,
Egyptian
chlorosis
.
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