schistosomiasis
nounDivide schistosomiasis into syllables:
schis · to · so · mi · a · sis
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Definition of schistosomiasis:
- schistosomiasis (noun):
- infestation with or disease caused by schistosomes
- noun. 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.
- a severe endemic disease of humans in africa and parts of asia and south america that is contracted when cercariae released into fresh water (such as a river) by a snail intermediate host penetrate the skin and that is marked especially by blood loss and tissue damage
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