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hookworm

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈhʊkˌwɝm/Part of speech nounSorted hkmooorwStarts with HEnds with M0 clues
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From hook + worm.

Used in a sentence

  • A heavy infestation of more than 100 hookworms can suck up as much as 16 fluid ounces of blood a day. Since hookworm larvae can be transmitted through a mother's milk, infestations can kill infants.
  • a case of hookworm

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