hookworm
Kelime Anlamı :

1. Ancylostoma.
2. hookworm disease tıb.
3. ince bağırsaklarda bulunan azı kancalı bir çeşit solucan.
4. kancalıkurt.
5. bu solucandan ileri gelen hastalık.
6. kancali kurt.
7. (isim) kancalıkurt.
8. kancalı kurt.
9. İnce barsaklarda bulunan ağzı kancalı bir çeşit parazit, kancalı solucan, ancylostoma, necator.
Tanımlar :
1. any of numerous small parasitic nematode worms of the family Ancylostomatidae, having a hooked mouthpart with which it fastens itself to the intestinal walls of its host, causing ancylostomiasis. also called uncinaria.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species ancylostoma duodenale and necator americanus. they have hooked mouthparts and enter their hosts by boring through the skin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
2. parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.