Uncinaria americana
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Uncinaria — Ankylostomiasis An ky*los*to*mi a*sis, n. [NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.] (Med.) A disease due to the presence of the parasites {Agchylostoma duodenale}, {Uncinaria} (subgenus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
americana — Ankylostomiasis An ky*los*to*mi a*sis, n. [NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.] (Med.) A disease due to the presence of the parasites {Agchylostoma duodenale}, {Uncinaria} (subgenus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Necator americanus — the American or New World hookworm, which can cause hookworm disease in humans and occasionally pigs. It resembles Ancylostoma duodenale but is shorter and more slender. Its buccal cavity contains four plates, four pharyngeal lancets, and a… … Medical dictionary
Agchylostoma duodenale — Ankylostomiasis An ky*los*to*mi a*sis, n. [NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.] (Med.) A disease due to the presence of the parasites {Agchylostoma duodenale}, {Uncinaria} (subgenus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ankylostomiasis — An ky*los*to*mi a*sis, n. [NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.] (Med.) A disease due to the presence of the parasites {Agchylostoma duodenale}, {Uncinaria} (subgenus {Necator})… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brickmaker's anaemia — Ankylostomiasis An ky*los*to*mi a*sis, n. [NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.] (Med.) A disease due to the presence of the parasites {Agchylostoma duodenale}, {Uncinaria} (subgenus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Egyptian chlorosis — Ankylostomiasis An ky*los*to*mi a*sis, n. [NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.] (Med.) A disease due to the presence of the parasites {Agchylostoma duodenale}, {Uncinaria} (subgenus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
miner's anaemia — Ankylostomiasis An ky*los*to*mi a*sis, n. [NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.] (Med.) A disease due to the presence of the parasites {Agchylostoma duodenale}, {Uncinaria} (subgenus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Necator — Ankylostomiasis An ky*los*to*mi a*sis, n. [NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.] (Med.) A disease due to the presence of the parasites {Agchylostoma duodenale}, {Uncinaria} (subgenus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tunnel disease — Ankylostomiasis An ky*los*to*mi a*sis, n. [NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.] (Med.) A disease due to the presence of the parasites {Agchylostoma duodenale}, {Uncinaria} (subgenus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
