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Hookworms
Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.
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Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.
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| Word | Definition |
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| ancylostomatidae | a family of worms that includes the hookworms. |
| family ancylostomatidaenoun | hookworms |
| pinwormsnoun | Any of several nematode worms, of the family Oxyuridae, that are parasitic to mammals |
| whipwormnoun | (medicine) Trichuris trichiura, a roundworm, causing trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine. |
| pinwormnoun | Any of several nematode worms, of the family Oxyuridae, that are parasitic to mammals |
| helminthiasisnoun | Any of various infectious diseases comprising and developing from infestation with any of various parasitic worms. |
| roundwormsnoun | An invertebrate animal of the phylum Nematoda and other similar phyla. Many species of roundworms are parasites. |
| tapewormsnoun | (countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle. |
| parasitic worm | Parasitic worms, also known as helminths, are a polyphyletic group of large macroparasites; adults can generally be seen with the naked eye. |
| flatwormsnoun | Any of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity. |
| helminthnoun | A parasitic worm; a fluke, tapeworm, or nematode. |
| roundwormnoun | An invertebrate animal of the phylum Nematoda and other similar phyla. Many species of roundworms are parasites. |
| wormsnoun | An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. |
| parasitesnoun | an American pop-punk band. |
| helminthicnoun | (medicine) Any medicine that expels intestinal worms. |
| tapewormnoun | (countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle. |
| hornwormnoun | A caterpillar of a hawk moth that has a hornlike tail process. |
| wirewormnoun | The larva of the click beetle. |
| flatwormnoun | Any of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity. |
| anglewormsnoun | (Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish. |
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