SCHISTOSOME


Meaning of SCHISTOSOME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshis-tə-ˌsōm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin Schistosoma, from Greek schistos + sōma 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 ˌshis-tə-ˈsō-məl adjective

• schistosome adjective

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