ANKYLOSTOMA
\ˌaŋkɪləstˈə͡ʊmə], \ˌaŋkɪləstˈəʊmə], \ˌa_ŋ_k_ɪ_l_ə_s_t_ˈəʊ_m_ə]\
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A nematoid worm of the family Strongylidae, infesting the intestines of human beings,and characterized by an oval aperture or mouth with two teeth on the ventral border and a broad bilobate bursa with two spicules at the tail end of the male. The male is 8 to 10 mm. in length and the female 12 to 18 mm. The female lays eggs in the intestine which are voided with the feces.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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