Schistosomiasis Synonyms

shĭstə-sə-mīə-sĭs
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
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bilharzia
  2. bilharziasis

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Schistosomiasis Sentence Examples

  • In urinary schistosomiasis, they live in the blood vessels of the bladder.

  • The SCI is a collaborative project to assist countries in sub Saharan Africa control schistosomiasis and intestinal helminths.

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

  • In the case of intestinal schistosomiasis, the worms reside in the blood vessels lining the intestine.

  • And how much of what we are learning from the mouse is applicable to human schistosomiasis?

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