swimmer's itch


noun Pathology.

an inflammation of the skin, resembling insect bites, caused by burrowing larval forms of schistosomes.

Origin of swimmer's itch

First recorded in 1925–30; so called because the schistosomes enter the skin from untreated water

Medical definitions for swimmer's itch

swimmer's itch
[ swĭmərz ]

n.

schistosome dermatitis