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Explore Hookworm through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like nematode or roundworm. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Hookworm | Hookworms

Hookworm meaning

  1. Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.
  2. Infection with one of these parasites.

Synonyms of Hookworm

nematode nematode worm roundworm hookworm disease helminthiasis

Related words

Other words often associated with Hookworm or its synonyms:

worm tinea infestation ringworm

Using Hookworm

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin. | Infection with one of these parasites.
  • Useful related words include: nematode, nematode worm, roundworm, hookworm disease.
  • In the example corpus, hookworm often appears in combinations such as: hookworm and.

Context around Hookworm

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

continues 1×

Sentence patterns with Hookworm

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

full of hookworm and malaria 1× in which hookworm continues to 1× maladies like hookworm and tuberculosis 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

black americans could 1× flowers took the 1× i expected to 1×

Common sentence endings:

care for them 1× continues to proliferate 1× hookworm and malaria 1×

Words around Hookworm

Just before it in the word index:

hookups 41 hookup 99 hooksett 2 hooks 326 hookipa 3 hooking 128

Just after it in the word index:

hookworms 10 hooky 9 hool 2 hoole 9 hooley 12 hoolie 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Hookworm

  • In this selection, "hookworm" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, continues stand out and add context to how "hookworm" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include full of hookworm and malaria and in which hookworm continues to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hookworm" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hookworm

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Black Americans could “communicate” maladies like “hookworm and tuberculosis,” and “self-protection” dictated wanting good care for them. (18 words)

Flowers took the Guardian on a tour of Lowndes County to witness the conditions in which hookworm continues to proliferate. (20 words)

I expected to find a squalid Southern village, with darkies snoozing on the horse-blocks, pigs rooting under the houses and the inhabitants full of hookworm and malaria. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

I expected to find a squalid Southern village, with darkies snoozing on the horse-blocks, pigs rooting under the houses and the inhabitants full of hookworm and malaria. (28 words)

Flowers took the Guardian on a tour of Lowndes County to witness the conditions in which hookworm continues to proliferate. (20 words)

Black Americans could “communicate” maladies like “hookworm and tuberculosis,” and “self-protection” dictated wanting good care for them. (18 words)

Example sentences (3)

Black Americans could “communicate” maladies like “hookworm and tuberculosis,” and “self-protection” dictated wanting good care for them.

Flowers took the Guardian on a tour of Lowndes County to witness the conditions in which hookworm continues to proliferate.

I expected to find a squalid Southern village, with darkies snoozing on the horse-blocks, pigs rooting under the houses and the inhabitants full of hookworm and malaria.

Common combinations with hookworm

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hookworm" in a sentence?
An example: "Black Americans could “communicate” maladies like “hookworm and tuberculosis,” and “self-protection” dictated wanting good care for them." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "hookworm" from authentic English texts.
What does "hookworm" mean?
Hookworm means: Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.
What are synonyms of "hookworm"?
Common synonyms of "hookworm" include: nematode, nematode worm, roundworm, hookworm disease, helminthiasis.
How many example sentences with "hookworm" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "hookworm", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.