Definition of Schistosome in English :

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Schistosome meaning in English

Meaning of Schistosome in English

Pronunciation of Schistosome in English

Schistosome pronunciation in English

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Schistosome

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Noun

1. blood fluke, schistosome

flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals

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Schistosome

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noun
any of various blood flukes of the chiefly tropical genus Schistosoma, which cause disease in man and domestic animals
. Also called: bilharzia

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Schistosome

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noun
any of a genus (Schistosoma) of flukes that live as parasites in the blood vessels of birds and mammals, including humans

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Schistosome

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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.

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