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bilharzia definition

bil·har·zia (bil här′zē ə)

noun

  1. schistosome
  2. schistosomiasis

Etymology: ModL, after Theodor Bilharz (1825-62), Ger parasitologist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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