Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hookworm

2 senses of hookworm

Sense 1
hookworm -- (parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts)
       => nematode, nematode worm, roundworm -- (unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic)

Sense 2
hookworm, hookworm disease -- (infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin)
       => helminthiasis -- (infestation of the body with parasitic worms)