Uncinariasis
[uhn-suh-nuh-rahy-uh-sis] /ˌʌn sə nəˈraɪ ə sɪs/
noun, Pathology.
1.
hookworm (def 2).
uncinariasis
/ˌʌnsɪnəˈraɪəsɪs/
noun
1.
the condition of being infested with hookworms; hookworm disease
uncinariasis un·ci·na·ri·a·sis (ŭn’sə-nə-rī’ə-sĭs)
n.
See ancylostomiasis.
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