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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Egyptian chlorosis | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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d8Ankylostomiasis \[d8]An`ky*los*to*mi"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.] (Med.) 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 an[91]mia by sucking the blood from the intestinal walls. Called also {miner's an[91]mia}, {tunnel disease}, {brickmaker's an[91]mia}, {Egyptian chlorosis}. | |
