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schistosome
[shis-, skis´to-sōm]an individual worm of the genus Schistosoma.
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schis·to·some
(skis'tō-sōm),Common name for a member of the genus Schistosoma.
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schistosome
(shĭs′tə-sōm′)n.
Any of various chiefly tropical trematode worms of the family Schistosomatidae and especially the genus Schistosoma, many of which are parasitic in the blood of humans and other mammals. Also called bilharzia, blood fluke.
schis′to·som′al (-sō′məl) adj.
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schistosome
A blood fluke, in particular of genus SchistosomaMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
schis·to·some
(skis'tō-sōm)Common name for a member of the genus Schistosoma.
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