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ankylostomiasis
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ankylostomiasis, n. [NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.].
A disease due to the presence of the parasites Agchylostoma duodenale , Uncinaria (subgenus Necator ) americana , or allied nematodes, in the small intestine. When present in large numbers they produce a severe anæmia by sucking the blood from the intestinal walls. Called also miner's anæmia , tunnel disease , brickmaker's anæmia , Egyptian chlorosis . [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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