hookworm

English Thesaurus

1. parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	nematode, nematode worm, roundworm,
definition	:	unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	ancylostomatidae, family ancylostomatidae,
definition	:	hookworms (noun.animal)

2. infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin (noun.state)

hypernym	:	helminthiasis,
definition	:	infestation of the body with parasitic worms (noun.state)