schistosomiasis

English

child showing symptoms of schistosomiasis

Etymology

From scientific name Schistosoma + Ancient Greek -σις (-sis, nouns of action) (English -sis).

Noun

schistosomiasis (plural schistosomiases)

(pathology) Any of various diseases of humans caused by parasitic blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma.
- 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society 2016, p. 18:
  Investigation of Egyptian mummies has revealed calcified eggs in liver and kidney tissues, proving the presence of schistosomiasis in ancient Egypt.

Synonyms

(pathology): bilharzia, bilharziasis, bilharziosis, snail fever

Derived terms

Derived terms

schistosomiasis haematobium

schistosomiasis japonicum

schistosomiasis mansoni

schistosomiasis mekongi

Related terms

Terms related to schistosomiasis

schistosome
schistosomiatic

schistosomicidal
schistosomicidally

schistosomicide

Translations

various diseases

Afrikaans: schistosomiase
Chinese:
Mandarin: 血吸蟲病 (zh), 血吸虫病 (zh) (xuèxīchóngbìng)
Czech: schistosomóza
Danish: schistosomiasis
Finnish: skistosomiaasi, bilhartsia, halkiomatotauti
French: schistosomiase (fr)
Galician: esquistosomiase f

German: Schistosomiasis
Hungarian: schistosomiasis
Italian: schistosomiasi f, bilharziosi f
Lithuanian: šistosomozė
Portuguese: esquistossomose (pt)
Russian: шистосомо́з (ru) m (šistosomóz), бильгарцио́з (ru) m (bilʹgarcióz)
Spanish: esquistosomiasis f

Further reading

schistosomiasis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
schistosomiasis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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