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Defenition of the word schistosomiasis

    • Defenition of the word schistosomiasis

      • A disease in which humans are parasitized by any of three species of blood flukes: Schistosoma mansoni, S. haematobium, and S. japonicum; adult worms inhabit the blood vessels.
      • an infection with a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected
      • an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected

    Synonyms for the word schistosomiasis

      • bilharzia
      • bilharziasis

    Hypernyms for the word schistosomiasis

      • infection
      • infestation

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