schistosome

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɪstəˌsəʊm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shis′tə sōm′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
schis•to•some  (shis′tə sōm′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. InvertebratesAlso called bilharzia. any elongated trematode of the genus Schistosoma, parasitic in the blood vessels of humans and other mammals;
    a blood fluke.

adj. 
  1. InvertebratesAlso, schis′to•so′mal. pertaining to or caused by schistosomes.
  • Neo-Latin Schistosoma, equivalent. to schist(us) (see schist) + -o- -o- + -soma (neuter plural) -some3
  • 1900–05

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
schistosome / ˈʃɪstəˌsəʊm/
  1. any of various blood flukes of the chiefly tropical genus Schistosoma, which cause disease in humans and domestic animals
    Also called: bilharzia
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin Schistosoma; see schist, -some3
'schistosome' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bilharzia - blood fluke - schistosomiasis

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