Hookworm
Related Definitions
[n] parasitic blood-sucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
[n] infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
Related Terms
acute articular rheumatism, African lethargy, ague, alkali disease, amebiasis, amebic dysentery, anthrax, Asiatic cholera, bacillary dysentery, bastard measles, black death, black fever, blackwater fever, breakbone fever, brucellosis, bubonic plague, cach