Associations to the word «Schistosomiasis»

Wiktionary

SCHISTOSOMIASIS, noun. (medicine) Any of various diseases of humans caused by parasitic blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma

Dictionary definition

SCHISTOSOMIASIS, 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.

Wise words

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Stephen King