Eukaryote
ancylostoma
Subclass of:
Ancylostomatoidea
Etymology:
Greek ankylos = crooked + stoma = mouth
Definitions related to genus: ancylostoma:
  • (ancylostoma) Any nematode parasite that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Ancylostoma genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (ancylostoma) A genus of nematode intestinal parasites that consists of several species. A. duodenale is the common hookworm in humans. A. braziliense, A. ceylonicum, and A. caninum occur primarily in cats and dogs, but all have been known to occur in humans.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (ancylostoma) A genus of parasitic nematodes within the family Ancylostomatidae that are commonly found in dogs and cats. Infestation causes ancylostomiasis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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