n.
Pronunciation: ' shis-t ə - ˌ s ō m
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Schistosoma, from Greek schistos + s ō ma body
Date: 1905
: any of a genus ( Schistosoma ) of elongated trematode worms with the sexes separate that parasitize the blood vessels of birds and mammals and cause a destructive human schistosomiasis broadly : a worm of the family (Schistosomatidae) that includes this genus
– schis · to · som · al \ ˌ shis-t ə - ' s ō -m ə l \ adjective
– schistosome adjective