名詞 hookworm:

1. parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
2. infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
   同義詞：hookworm disease

hook.worm

n.（名詞）
Any of numerous small parasitic nematode worms of the family Ancylostomatidae, having hooked mouthparts with which they fasten themselves to the intestinal walls of various hosts, including human beings, causing ancylostomiasis.Also called uncinaria
鉤蟲：鉤蟲屬的大量小的寄生線蟲，嘴部有倒刺，可以固定于寄主內臟壁上（包括人類），能引起鉤蟲病也作 uncinaria