ANCYLOSTOMIASIS

[an.cy.lo.sto.mi.a.sis] n, pl -a.ses [NL, fr. Ancylostoma, genus of hookworms, fr. Gk ankylos hooked (akin to OE anga hook) + stoma mouth--more at angle, stomach] (1887): infestation with or disease caused by hookworms; esp: a lethargic anemic state in humans due to blood loss from hookworms feeding in the small intestine