n.
Pronunciation: ˌ a ŋ -ki- ˌ l ō -st ə - ' m ī - ə -s ə s, ˌ an(t)-s ə -
Variant: also an · ky · lo · sto · mi · a · sis \ ˌ a ŋ -ki- \
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -a · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin, from Ancylostoma, genus of hookworms, from Greek ankylos hooked (akin to Old English anga hook) + stoma mouth ― more at ANGLE , STOMACH
Date: 1887
: HOOKWORM 2