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Ankylostomiasis
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A disease due to the presence of the parasites Agchylostoma duodenale, Uncinaria (subgenus Necator) americana, or allied nematodes, in the small intestine. When present in large numbers they produce a severe anaemia by sucking the blood from the intestinal walls. Called also miner's anaemia, tunnel disease, brickmaker's anaemia, Egyptian chlorosis.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ankylostomiasis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/ankylostomiasis.html. 1828.