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hookworm

noun

1 hookworm

Parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts.

Polish: tęgoryjec dwunastnicy

2 hookworm

Infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin.

synonym: hookworm disease.


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