hookworm

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
noun infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin

From hook + worm.

--Expliquémonos[7]: En la zona tórrida es posible que encuentre Ud. fiebres palúdicas, el hookworm, y en los barrios desaseados de algunas comunas, algunos casos de fiebre amarilla y de peste bubónica; pero la América latina va conquistando poco a poco los enemigos de la salud y de la vida. — The Spanish American Reader, Ernesto Nelson

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