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1. (n.) hookworm
any intestinal bloodsucking nematode worm with hooks around the mouth, belonging to the superfamily Ancylostomatoidea and parasitic in humans and other animals.
2. hookworm
a disease caused by hookworms, causing abdominal pain and, if untreated, severe anemia.
Etymology: (1900–05)
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1. (noun) hookworm
parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
2. (noun) hookworm, hookworm disease
infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
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