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HOOKWORM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hookworm" is a kind of...):
nematode; nematode worm; roundworm (unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic)
Holonyms ("hookworm" is a member of...):
Ancylostomatidae; family Ancylostomatidae (hookworms)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
Synonyms:
hookworm; hookworm disease
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hookworm" is a kind of...):
helminthiasis (infestation of the body with parasitic worms)
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