Necator americanus

Necator americanus

[nekā′tər]

Etymology: L, necare, to kill

a genus of nematode that is an intestinal parasite and causes hookworm disease. See also Ancylostoma.

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near-death experience,

n the subjective observation of someone who has either been close to clinical death or who may have recovered after having been declared dead. Many claim to have witnessed similar episodes of passing through a tunnel toward a bright light and encountering people who have preceded them in death.

Necator americanus

n the so-called New World hookworm. The adults of this species attach to villi in the small intestine and suck blood, causing abdominal discomfort, diarrhea and cramps, anorexia, loss of weight, and hypochromic microcytic anemia.

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Necator

a genus of hookworm in the subfamily Necatorinae.

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Necator americanus

the common hookworm of humans, found also in pigs and dogs.

Necator suillus

see N. americanus (above), found in pigs.

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Necator americanus

Medtalk Hookworm, see there