Ancylostoma

Ancylostoma /An·cy·los·to·ma/ (an?si-los´tah-mah) a genus of hookworms (family Ancylostomidae).

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Ancylostoma america´num  Necator americanus.

Ancylostoma brazilien´se  a species parasitizing dogs and cats in tropical areas; its larvae may cause creeping eruption in humans.

Ancylostoma cani´num  the common hookworm of dogs and cats; its larvae may cause creeping eruption in humans.

Ancylostoma ceylo´nicum  A. braziliense.

Ancylostoma duodena´le  the common European or Old World hookworm, parasitic in the small intestine, causing hookworm disease.

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An·cy·los·to·ma (ns-lst-m, ngk-)

n.

A genus of hookworms that includes species that are intestinal parasites of humans and other mammals.

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Ancylostoma

a genus of nematode parasites (hookworm) belonging to the family Ancylostomatidae.

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Ancylostoma brasiliense

a species parasitic in dogs and cats in tropical and subtropical regions; its larvae may cause creeping eruption in humans.

Ancylostoma caninum

the common hookworm of dogs.

Ancylostoma ceylanicum

a hookworm of dogs and cats in Asia; resembles A. braziliense.

Ancylostoma tubaeforme

the hookworm of cats.