schistosomiasis

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From schistosome +‎ -iasis. From scientific name Schistosoma + Ancient Greek -σις (-sis, nouns of action).

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schistosomiasis (countable and uncountable, plural schistosomiases)

  1. (pathology) Any of various diseases of humans caused by parasitic blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma.
    Synonyms: bilharzia, bilharziasis, bilharziosis, snail fever, Katayama fever
    • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 18:
      Investigation of Egyptian mummies has revealed calcified eggs in liver and kidney tissues, proving the presence of schistosomiasis in ancient Egypt.

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