schistosome

English

Etymology

From translingual Schistosoma, from Ancient Greek σχιστός (skhistós, “cleaved, divided”) +‎ σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪ.stə(ʊ)ˌsəʊm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪ.stəˌsoʊm/, /ˈskɪ.stəˌsoʊm/

Noun

schistosome (plural schistosomes)

1. (zoology) A parasitic flatworm which needs two hosts to complete its life cycle. The immature form infests freshwater snails and the adult lives in the blood vessels of birds and mammals, causing bilharzia in humans.

   Synonym: blood fluke

Derived terms

• schistomulum
• schistosomiasis
• schistosomicidal
• schistosomicide

 

Translations

any worm of the genus Schistosoma

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 血吸蟲／血吸虫 (zh) (xuèxīchóng)

• Finnish: halkiomato
• Italian: schistosoma m
• Portuguese: esquistossomo m
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} esquistosoma m

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