| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun hookworm.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (hookworm) | 1. Parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts.[Wordnet]. 2. Infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "HOOKWORMS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1915. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HOOKWORMS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Health | A parasitic infection that may affect workers exposed to warm moist soil in which the larvae of the worm lives. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: hookworm
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Hookworm disease | Infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: hookworm
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Hookworm Infections | Health | Infection of humans or animals with hookworms other than those caused by the genus Ancylostoma or Necator, for which the specific terms ancylostomiasis and necatoriasis are available. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: hookworm | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Hookworm | 35 | Hookworm | 35 | |
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