bilharzia

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bilharzia

bil har zi a |bilˈhärzēə bɪlˈhɑːrtsiə | ▶noun a chronic disease, endemic in parts of Africa and South America, caused by infestation with blood flukes (schistosomes ). Also called bilharziasis or schistosomiasis. • the fluke (schistosome ) itself. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, former name of the genus Schistosoma, named after T. Bilharz (1825 –62 ), the German physician who discovered the parasite.

bilharziasis

bil har zi a sis |ˌbilhärˈzīəsis ˌbɪlˌhɑrˈzaɪəsəs | ▶noun Medicine another term for bilharzia (the disease ).

bilharzia

bilharzia |bɪlˈhɑːtsɪə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a chronic disease, endemic in parts of Africa and South America, caused by infestation with blood flukes (schistosomes ). Also called bilharziasis or schistosomiasis. • a blood fluke (schistosome ). ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, former name of the genus Schistosoma, named after T. Bilharz (1825 –62 ), the German physician who discovered the parasite.

bilharziasis

bilharziasis |ˌbɪlhɑːˈtsʌɪəsɪs | ▶noun Medicine another term for bilharzia (the disease ).