schistosome

[ shis-tuh-sohm ]
/ ˈʃɪs təˌsoʊm /

noun

Also called bilharzia. any elongated trematode of the genus Schistosoma, parasitic in the blood vessels of humans and other mammals; a blood fluke.

adjective

Also schis·to·so·mal. pertaining to or caused by schistosomes.

Origin of schistosome

1900–05; < New Latin Schistosoma, equivalent to schist(us) (see schist) + -o- -o- + -soma (neuter plural) -some3

Words nearby schistosome

schistosoma, schistosoma haematobium, schistosoma japonicum, schistosoma mansoni, schistosoma mekongi, schistosome, schistosome dermatitis, schistosomia, schistosomiasis, schistosomiasis haematobium, schistosomiasis japonicum

British Dictionary definitions for schistosome

schistosome
/ (ˈʃɪstəˌsəʊm) /

noun

any of various blood flukes of the chiefly tropical genus Schistosoma, which cause disease in man and domestic animals Also called: bilharzia

Word Origin for schistosome

C19: from New Latin Schistosoma; see schist, -some ³

Medical definitions for schistosome

schistosome
[ shĭs′tə-sōm′, skĭs′- ]

n.

Any of several chiefly tropical trematodes of the genus Schistosoma, many of which are parasitic in the blood of humans and other mammals. blood fluke

Scientific definitions for schistosome

schistosome
[ shĭs′tə-sōm′ ]

Any of several chiefly tropical trematodes of the genus Schistosoma, many of which are parasitic in the blood of birds and mammals, including three species that cause infection in humans, as in schistosomiasis.