hookworm
UKhukwəːm
US'hu:kwəm
معنی فارسی
کرم قلاب دار، نوعي کرم روده .
معنی کامل و مثالها
/hook´wu_rm´/n.
● (پزشکی) کرم قلابدار (تیرهی Ancylostomatoidea انگل روده)
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the hook-like mouthparts of the worm, first used in the late 19th century.
مثال
- Hookworm is a common parasite in tropical countries.
- The doctor diagnosed him with hookworm.
- Hookworm can cause anemia and other health problems.
ترکیبهای رایج
hookworm infection hookworm disease hookworm treatment
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
- infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin