bilharziasis
[ bil-hahr-zahy-uh-sis ]
/ ˌbɪl hɑrˈzaɪ ə sɪs /
noun Pathology.
Also
bil·har·zi·o·sis
[bil-hahr-zee-oh-sis] /bɪlˌhɑr ziˈoʊ sɪs/.
Origin of bilharziasis
1885–90; < New Latin
Bilharz(ia) the genus of trematode worms causing the disease (after German physician Theodor
Bilharz (1825–62), who discovered the genus in 1852) +
-iasis
Words nearby bilharziasis
bilge well,
bilgy,
bilhah,
bilharzia,
bilharzial dysentery,
bilharziasis,
bili-,
biliary,
biliary atresia,
biliary calculus,
biliary canaliculus
British Dictionary definitions for bilharziasis
bilharziasis
bilharziosis (bɪlˌhɑːtsɪˈəʊsɪs)
/ (ˌbɪlhɑːˈtsaɪəsɪs) /
noun
another name for schistosomiasis
Medical definitions for bilharziasis
bilharziasis
[ bĭl′här-zī′ə-sĭs ]
n.
schistosomiasis