Schistosomiasis
21schistosomiasis — schis·to·so·mi·a·sis …
22schistosomiasis — bilharziasis; n. a tropical disease caused by blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma. Eggs present in the stools or urine of infected people undergo part of their larval development within freshwater snails living in water contaminated with human… …
23schistosomiasis — schis•to•so•mi•a•sis [[t]ˌʃɪs tə soʊˈmaɪ ə sɪs[/t]] n. pat a chronic anemia and organ infection caused by parasitic flukes of the genus Schistosoma, transmitted through feces contaminated river snails • Etymology: 1905–10 …
24schistosomiasis — /ʃɪstəsəˈmaɪəsəs/ (say shistuhsuh muyuhsuhs) noun a chronic disease of humans and animals caused by the presence of schistosomes in the blood, common in tropical and subtropical climates; bilharziasis …
25schistosomiasis — n. = BILHARZIASIS. Etymology: mod.L Schistosoma (the genus name, as SCHISTOSOME) …
26genitourinary schistosomiasis — schistosomiasis haematobia urinary s …
27Manson schistosomiasis — schistosomiasis mansoni infection with Schistosoma mansoni, which lives mainly in the inferior and superior mesenteric veins but migrates to deposit eggs in venules, primarily of the large intestine. Eggs lodging in the liver may lead to… …
28pulmonary schistosomiasis — schistosomiasis in which migrating parasites cause a type of pneumonia, and the ova, and sometimes the adult worms, cause embolization of pulmonary arterioles. Allergic pneumonia, allergic asthma, and emphysema may occur …
29schistosomiasis intercalatum — an endemic intestinal disease of Central and West Africa due to infection by flukes of the species Schistosoma intercalatum, with abdominal pain, diarrhea in which the feces may contain blood and mucus, hyperplasia of the mucosa of the rectal… …
30Genital schistosomiasis — is an infection of the genitals. Manifestations of genital schistosomiasis mucosal findings in womenMucosal grainy sandy patches seem to be pathognomonic for S. haematobium infection in the female genitals [1,2] . S. haematobium infection… …
