Associations to the word «Schistosome»

Wiktionary

SCHISTOSOME, noun. Any of several tropical trematode worms, of the genus Schistosoma, that are parasitic to humans

Dictionary definition

SCHISTOSOME, noun. Flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals.

Wise words

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