'hookworm' definitions:

Definition of 'hookworm'

(from WordNet)
noun
Parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
noun
Infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin [syn: hookworm, hookworm disease]

Synonyms of 'hookworm'

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