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bilharzia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bilharzia has 1 sense
- bilharzia(n = noun.state) bilharziasis, schistosomiasis - 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; Array is a kind of infection, infestation
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bilharzia, n.
1 a tropical flatworm of the genus Schistosoma (formerly Bilharzia) which is parasitic in blood vessels in the human pelvic region. Also called SCHISTOSOME.
2 the chronic tropical disease produced by its presence. Also called BILHARZIASIS, SCHISTOSOMIASIS.
1 a tropical flatworm of the genus Schistosoma (formerly Bilharzia) which is parasitic in blood vessels in the human pelvic region. Also called SCHISTOSOME.
2 the chronic tropical disease produced by its presence. Also called BILHARZIASIS, SCHISTOSOMIASIS.
Etymology
mod.L f. T. Bilharz, Ger. physician d. 1862
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