BILHARZIA

schistosomiasis, bilharzia, bilharziasis

(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bilharzia (countable and uncountable, plural bilharzias)

(pathology) The parasitic disease schistosomiasis

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