Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various chiefly tropical trematode worms of the family Schistosomatidae and especially the genus Schistosoma, many of which are parasitic in the blood of humans and other mammals.
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- noun Any of several
tropical trematode worms , of the genusSchistosoma , that areparasitic to humans
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- noun flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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An IL-12-based vaccination method for preventing fibrosis induced by schistosome infection.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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The World Health Organization has decided that even if a schistosome vaccine provided only 40 percent protection, it would be worth backing.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Evidence for immune-facilitated excretion of schistosome eggs from patients with Schistosoma mansoni and human immunodeficiency virus coinfections.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Evidence for immune-facilitated excretion of schistosome eggs from patients with Schistosoma mansoni and human immunodeficiency virus coinfections.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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An IL-12-based vaccination method for preventing fibrosis induced by schistosome infection.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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The World Health Organization has decided that even if a schistosome vaccine provided only 40 percent protection, it would be worth backing.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Evidence for immune-facilitated excretion of schistosome eggs from patients with Schistosoma mansoni and human immunodeficiency virus coinfections.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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… Brother H. H. Kung is suffering not only from heart disease, but from schistosome parasites in his liver.
The Last Empress Hannah Pakula 2009
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An IL-12-based vaccination method for preventing fibrosis induced by schistosome infection.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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The World Health Organization has decided that even if a schistosome vaccine provided only 40 percent protection, it would be worth backing.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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