schistosomiasis

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌʃɪstəsəʊˈmaɪəsɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shis′tə sō mī′ə sis)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
schis•to•so•mi•a•sis  (shis′tə sō mī′ə sis),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyan infection caused by parasitic flukes of the genus Schistosoma, occurring commonly in eastern Asia and in tropical regions and transmitted to humans through feces-contaminated fresh water or snails: symptoms commonly include pain, anemia, and malfunction of the infected organ. Also called bilharziasis, snail fever. 
  • schistosome + -iasis 1905–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
schistosomiasis /ˌʃɪstəsəʊˈmaɪəsɪs/ n
  1. a disease caused by infestation of the body with blood flukes of the genus SchistosomaAlso called: bilharziasis
'schistosomiasis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bilharzia - bilharziasis - niridazole - snail fever

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