uncinariasis

uncinariasis
/un'seuh neuh ruy"euh sis/, n. Pathol.
hookworm (def. 2).
[1900-05; < NL Uncinar(ia) name of the genus (L uncin(us) (see UNCINATE) + -aria -ARIA) + -iasis -IASIS]

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