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schistosomiasis definition
schis·to·so·mia·sis (s̸his′tə sō mī′ə sis)
noun
a chronic, usually tropical, disease, caused by schistosomes and characterized in humans by disorders of the liver, urinary bladder, lungs, or central nervous system
Etymology: ModL: see schistosome & -iasis
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