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uncinariasis

[ uhn-suh-nuh-rahy-uh-sis ]

noun

Pathology.


uncinariasis

/ ˌʌ²Ô²õɪ²Ôəˈ°ù²¹ÉªÉ™²õɪ²õ /

noun

  1. the condition of being infested with hookworms; hookworm disease
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of uncinariasis1

1900–05; < New Latin Uncinar ( ia ) name of the genus ( Latin ³Ü²Ô³¦Ä«²Ô ( us ) ( uncinate ) + -Äå°ù¾±²¹ -aria ) + -iasis -iasis
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of uncinariasis1

C20: via New Latin ±«²Ô³¦¾±²ÔÄå°ù¾±²¹, from Late Latin ³Ü²Ô³¦Ä«²Ôus a hook, from Latin uncus
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The negro race seems to be more susceptible to certain diseases, such as tuberculosis and smallpox, less so to others, as yellow fever, malaria and uncinariasis.

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