Ancylostoma duodenale
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Ancylostoma duodenale
(′aŋ·kə′läs·tə·mə ¦dü·ə·di¦näl)
(invertebrate zoology) The Old World hookworm, a human intestinal parasite that causes microcytic hypochromic anemia.
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Ancylostoma du·o·de·na·le
(dū'ō-də-nā'lē, dyū'ō-)
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n.
A species of hookworm widespread in temperate areas that can infest the small intestine of humans, causing ancylostomiasis.
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