Schistosome Synonyms

shĭstə-sōm
Flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. blood fluke

Words Related to Schistosome

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. trematode
  2. helminth
  3. digenean
  4. schistosoma
  5. cestode
  6. parasite
  7. ascaris
  8. strongyloides
  9. coccidia
  10. digeneans
  11. monogenean

Schistosome Sentence Examples

  • For example the schistosome cercariae are generally shed during daylight, in the morning, whilst those of other species emerge only at night.

  • The finding of schistosome ova in this patient's colonic biopsies lead to an initial diagnosis of chronic schistosomiasis being considered.

  • Injection of schistosome eggs protects NOD mice against the development of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

  • To gain an insight into the transmission and clinical processes of the disease, a detailed understanding of schistosome population genetic structure is essential.

  • The finding of schistosome ova in this patient 's colonic biopsies lead to an initial diagnosis of chronic Schistosomiasis being considered.