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Meaning of "hookworm" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOOKWORM

hookworm  [ˈhʊkˌwɜːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOOKWORM

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Hookworm is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HOOKWORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hookworm

Hookworm

Hookworm is a parasitic nematode that lives in the small intestine of its host, which may be a mammal such as a dog, cat, or human. Two species of hookworms commonly infect humans, Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus. A. duodenale predominates in the Middle East, North Africa, India and in southern Europe, while N. americanus predominates in the Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, China, and Indonesia. The A. braziliense and A. tubaeforme species infect cats, while A. caninum infects canines. Uncinaria stenocephala infects both dogs and cats. A. caninum has infected humans, with 150 cases reported in Brisbane, Australia from 1988-1992. Hookworms are much smaller than the giant roundworm , and the complications of tissue migration and mechanical obstruction so frequently observed with roundworm infestation are less frequent in hookworm infestation. The most significant risk of hookworm infection is anemia, secondary to loss of iron in the gut. The worms suck blood voraciously and damage the mucosa. However, the blood loss in the stools is not visibly apparent.

Definition of hookworm in the English dictionary

The definition of hookworm in the dictionary is any parasitic blood-sucking nematode worm of the family Ancylostomatidae, esp Ancylostoma duodenale or Necator americanus, both of which cause disease. They have hooked mouthparts and enter their hosts by boring through the skin.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOOKWORM


bloodworm
ˈblʌdˌwɜːm
bollworm
ˈbəʊlˌwɜːm
bookworm
ˈbʊkˌwɜːm
budworm
ˈbʌdˌwɜːm
cutworm
ˈkʌtˌwɜːm
earthworm
ˈɜːθˌwɜːm
earworm
ˈɪəˌwɜːm
flatworm
ˈflætˌwɜːm
heartworm
ˈhɑːtˌwɜːm
hornworm
ˈhɔːnˌwɜːm
mealworm
ˈmiːlˌwɜːm
muckworm
ˈmʌkˌwɜːm
pinworm
ˈpɪnˌwɜːm
ringworm
ˈrɪŋˌwɜːm
rootworm
ˈruːtˌwɜːm
roundworm
ˈraʊndˌwɜːm
sandworm
ˈsændˌwɜːm
silkworm
ˈsɪlkˌwɜːm
tapeworm
ˈteɪpˌwɜːm
woodworm
ˈwʊdˌwɜːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOOKWORM

hook it
Hook of Holland
hook-nosed
hook-tip
hook-up
hook, line, and sinker
hooka
hookah
hookcheck
Hooke
Hooke´s law
hooked
hookedness
hooker
hookless
hooklet
hooklike
hooknose
hookworm disease
hooky

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOOKWORM

army worm
bagworm
cankerworm
corn earworm
deworm
fireworm
fishworm
glow-worm
Guinea worm
inchworm
lindworm
lugworm
lungworm
pillworm
strawworm
threadworm
tube worm
whipworm
white worm
worm

Synonyms and antonyms of hookworm in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hookworm» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOOKWORM

Find out the translation of hookworm to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hookworm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hookworm» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

钩虫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

anquilostoma
570 millions of speakers

English

hookworm
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हुकवर्म
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشصية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нематоды
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ancilostomíase
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hooknose
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ankylostome
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hooknose
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hakenwurm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鉤虫
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

십이지 장충
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pancake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

câu trùng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hooknose
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हुक्केस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hooknose
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anchilostomatide
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tęgoryjec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нематоди
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hookworm
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hookworm
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

haakwurm
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hakmask
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hookworm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hookworm

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOOKWORM»

The term «hookworm» is regularly used and occupies the 64.585 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOOKWORM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hookworm

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOOKWORM»

Discover the use of hookworm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hookworm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Georgis' Parasitology for Veterinarians
Acute hookworm disease results from sudden exposure of susceptible older pups to large numbers of infective larvae. Even mature dogs may be overwhelmed if exposure is sufficiently great. Usually, many eggs will be found in the feces of ...
Dwight D. Bowman, Jay R. Georgi, 2009
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The imaging of tropical diseases: with epidemiological, ...
12. Ancylostomiasis. (Hookworm. Disease). • • \-^. Estimates of the number of people in the world infected with blood-sucking hookworms range from 800 million to 1.25 billion people (WHO, 1997), with at least 1.6 million suffering from  ...
Philip E. S. Palmer, Maurice Merrick Reeder, 2001
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Koneman's Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology
CLINICAL CORRELATION BOX 22-7 Hookworm Infections Symptoms may occur relative to various stages of the life cycle. Skin infections may be experienced at the penetration sites of filariform larvae, particularly when humans are infected ...
Elmer W. Koneman, 2006
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Hookworm Disease: Etiology, Pathology, Diagnosis, Prognosis, ...
Bohemia, hookworm disease in, 20 Bone marrow, post-mortem appearance of, 100 Brain, post-mortem appearance of, 100 Brazil, hookworm disease in, 22 Bronchial tubes, larvae in, 82 Cases, acute, of hookworm disease, 134 chronic, ...
George Dock, Charles Cassedy Bass, 1910
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Infectious Diseases of the Female Genital Tract
Hookworm Hookworm infection has a widespread geographic distribution in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is estimated that 1.2 billion people are infected with hookworm. The greatest number of hookworm infections occurs in ...
Richard L. Sweet, Ronald S. Gibbs, 2009
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Vaccines: Preventing Disease & Protecting Health
INTRODUCTION This chapter will focus on human hookworm infection. Some consider hookworm infection as the most important helminthiasis in humans and possibly even the second most important parasitic disease of humans next to ...
Ciro A. de Quadros, 2004
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Bibliography of Hookworm Disease ...
[The relation of the insanitary privy to typhoid fever, dysentery, and hookworm disease] In its Bulletin, Atlanta, 1913, ser. 3, i, supp. Jan-March. 3723 Georgia. State board of health. Sanitary surface privy. [Atlanta, 1915] diagrs. (Circular no.
‎1922
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Report Upon the Prevalence and Geographic Distribution of ...
New World hookworm ( Uncinaria americana) . 2. New World male hookworm 3. New World female hookworm 4. The same enlarged to show the position of the anus and vulva 5. Dorsal view of anterior end of New World hookworm 6. Lateral  ...
Charles Wardell Stiles, 1903
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Schaechter's Mechanisms of Microbial Disease
Environment 7 6 5 FIGURE 54-4. Life cycle of Strongyloides species and human hookworm. The invasive filariform larvae of these parasites penetrate unbroken human skin (1). Once inside the host, Strongyloides and human hookworm larvae ...
‎2012
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Publication ... . The Rockefeller Sanitary Commission for ...
171 counties of the state reported deaths from hookworm disease for 1910. For 1909 there were 478 deaths from hookworm disease reported for the state of Sao Paulo ; these by municipalities were: Taubate, 41 ; Sao Jose dos Campos, 36; ...
Rockefeller Sanitary Commission for the Eradication of Hookworm Disease, 1911

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOOKWORM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hookworm is used in the context of the following news items.
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Letters - Gulf Times
Feral cats are known to spread hookworm, roundworm, Toxocariasis and are carriers of Leptosporosis besides being a general nuisance. «Gulf Times, Jul 15»
2
Are pets hazardous to your health?
... ingested or for a child playing outside to inadvertently ingest soil contaminated with animal feces containing hookworm or roundworm larvae. «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
3
No Matter How Loving The Animal, There Are Risks With Pets
A skin infection called creeping eruption occurs if a human gets hookworm from a dog or cat. It spreads through contact with eggs in dog and ... «The Ledger, Jul 15»
4
Remembering the notorious Scopes 'Monkey Trial' on its 90th …
... Southern village, with darkies snoozing on the horse-blocks, pigs rooting under the houses and the inhabitants full of hookworm and malaria. «Nashville Scene, Jul 15»
5
Company Update: Eli Lilly & Company (NYSE:LLY) - Lilly Statement …
... heartworm diseases, roundworm diseases, hookworm diseases, and whipworm diseases, as well as controls intestinal parasite infections in ... «Jutia Group, Jul 15»
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Infecting healthy adults with hookworm is the next step toward …
A hookworm larva seen through a microscope. Hookworms infect hundreds of thousands of people each year by entering the skin and feeding ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
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On the eve of World War II, 100 young COs joined a unique …
In 1942, opportunities began to open: public health and hookworm control in Florida, ward attendants in a mental hospital in Denver, operating ... «Mennonite World Review, Jul 15»
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Market Update: Eli Lilly & Company (NYSE:LLY) - FDA asks panel to …
... heartworm diseases, roundworm diseases, hookworm diseases, and whipworm diseases, as well as controls intestinal parasite infections in ... «Jutia Group, Jul 15»
9
Mars Bar-sized device can decode your DNA
Malaghan scientists are now using it to study the genome of a hookworm-like parasite, in order to find proteins that could help treat the one ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
10
A Record Year for Sea Lion Pup Strandings
“Some of this is disease,” continued Dr. Stewart, referring to hookworm. “Most of it though is dehydration and malnutrition.” Some of the rescued ... «Earth Island Journal, Jun 15»

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