|aŋkə̇(ˌ)lōstōˈmīəsə̇s, -kē-, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌlästəˈm- also |ansə- or ˌansə- noun
also an·ky·lo·sto·mi·a·sis or an·chy·lo·sto·mi·a·sis |aŋk-, ˌaŋk-
( plural ancylostomia·ses -əˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from Ancylostoma + -iasis
: infestation with or disease caused in man or animals by hookworms ; specifically : a condition in man marked by lethargy, severe anemia, and relative eosinophilia due to loss of blood through the feeding of hookworms in the small intestine — called also hookworm disease