HOOKWORM
\hˈʊkwɜːm], \hˈʊkwɜːm], \h_ˈʊ_k_w_ɜː_m]\
Definitions of HOOKWORM
Sort: Oldest first
-
infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
-
parasitic blood-sucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
By Princeton University
Word of the day
Photofrin II
- purified component HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE, consists a mixture oligomeric porphyrins. used therapy (PHOTORADIATION); treat malignant lesions with visible light and experimentally as an antiviral agent. It is the first drug to be approved in use of photodynamic therapy United States.