ancylostomiasis (redirected from Ankylostomiasis)

ancylostomiasis /an·cy·los·to·mi·a·sis/ (an?si-los?to-mi´ah-sis) infection with hookworms; see hookworm disease, under disease.

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an·cy·lo·sto·mi·a·sis (ns-l-st-m-ss, ngk-l-)

n.

A disease caused by infestation with the hookworm Ancylostoma duodenale, characterized by gastrointestinal pain, diarrhea, and progressive anemia. Also called tunnel disease, uncinariasis.

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ancylostomiasis

infection by worms of the genus Ancylostoma or by other hookworms (Necator americanus). See also hookworm.