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Hookworm

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
hookworm disease
plural
Hookworms
possessive
Hookworm's
pluralpossessive
Hookworms'