- ancylostome
- an·cyl·o·stome aŋ-'kil-ə-.stōm, an-'sil- or an·kyl·o·stome -'kil- n any of the genus Ancylostoma of hookworms
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an·cylo·stome (an-kilґə-stōm) (an-silґə-stōm) 1. an individual of the genus Ancylostoma. 2. an individual of the family Ancylostomidae; a hookworm.
Medical dictionary. 2011.