ancylostomiasis
noun
an·cy·lo·sto·mi·a·sis ˌaŋ-ki-ˌlō-stə-ˈmī-ə-səs 
ˌan(t)-sə-
ˌan(t)-sə- variants or less commonly ankylostomiasis
ˌaŋ-ki-ˌlō-stə-ˈmī-ə-səs
plural ancylostomiases ˌaŋ-ki-ˌlō-stə-ˈmī-ə-ˌsēz
ˌan(t)-sə-
also ankylostomiases ˌaŋ-ki-ˌlō-stə-ˈmī-ə-ˌsēz : hookworm sense 2
Word History
Etymology
New Latin Ancylostoma, a hookworm genus (earlier Agchylostoma, from Greek ankýlos "bent, crooked, curved" + -o- -o- + stóma "mouth") + -iasis — more at angle entry 3,stomach entry 1
Note: The genus name Ancylostoma was introduced by the Italian physician Angelo Dubini (1813-1902) in "Nuovo verme intestinale umano (Agchylostoma duodenale), costituente un sesto genere dei Nematoidei proprii dell'uomo," Annali universali de medicina (Milano), vol. 106 (aprile, maggio e giugno 1843), pp. 5-13.
First Known Use
1880, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
ancylostomiasis
noun
an·cy·lo·sto·mi·a·sis ˌaŋ-ki-lō-stə-ˈmī-ə-səs ˌan(t)-sə-
ˌan(t)-sə- variants also ankylostomiasis or anchylostomiasis
-ki-lō-
-ki-lō-
plural ancylostomiases -ˌsēz also ankylostomiases or anchylostomiases
also ankylostomiases or anchylostomiases : infestation with or disease caused by hookworms
especially : a lethargic anemic state due to blood loss through the feeding of hookworms in the small intestine
called also hookworm disease