Associations to the word «Hookworm»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
HOOKWORM, noun. Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.
Dictionary definition
HOOKWORM, noun. Parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts.
HOOKWORM, noun. Infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin.
Wise words
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