"schistosome" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɪ.stə(ʊ)ˌsəʊm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʃɪ.stəˌsoʊm/ [General-American], /ˈskɪ.stəˌsoʊm/ [General-American] Forms: schistosomes [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Schistosoma, from Ancient Greek σχιστός (skhistós, “cleaved, divided”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Schistosoma}} translingual Schistosoma, {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{af|grc|σχιστός|σῶμα|nocat=1|t1=cleaved, divided|t2=body}} σχιστός (skhistós, “cleaved, divided”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} schistosome (plural schistosomes)
  1. (zoology) A parasitic flatworm which needs two hosts to complete its life cycle. The immature form infests freshwater snails and the adult lives in the blood vessels of birds and mammals, causing bilharzia in humans. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Flatworms Synonyms: blood fluke Derived forms: schistomulum, schistosomiasis, schistosomicidal, schistosomicide Translations (any worm of the genus Schistosoma): 血吸蟲 (Chinese Mandarin), 血吸虫 (xuèxīchóng) (Chinese Mandarin), halkiomato (Finnish), schistosoma [masculine] (Italian), esquistossomo [masculine] (Portuguese), шистосо́ма (šistosóma) [feminine] (Russian)

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