Definisjon av hookworm

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Noun

hookworm - parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
nematode, nematode worm, roundworm unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
hookworm - infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
hookworm disease
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Substantiv

hookworm - Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus. They have hooked mouthparts and enter their hosts by boring through the skin.

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  • Darjeeling, Hooghly District, West Bengal, India (Pal et al. 2007) • 42.8% infection rate of predominantly N. Americanus although with some A.

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