SCHISTOSOMIASIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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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 infected

Synonyms:

bilharzia; bilharziasis; schistosomiasis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("schistosomiasis" 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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