or  an*ky*lo*sto*mi*a*sis  also  an*chy*lo*sto*mi*a*sis  n, pl  -a*ses   :  infestation with or disease caused by hookworms : esp  :  a lethargic anemic state due to blood loss through the feeding of hookworms in the small intestine - called also hookworm disease  .
 
   
 
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