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    BILHARZIASIS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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 infectedplay

    Synonyms:

    bilharzia; bilharziasis; schistosomiasis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("bilharziasis" is a kind of...):

    infection (the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms)

    infestation (the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites)

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