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Schistosoma

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Schistosoma Schis·to·so·ma (shĭs'tə-sō'mə, skĭs'-)
n.
A genus of digenetic trematodes the include the blood flukes of humans and domestic animals that cause schistosomiasis. Also called Bilharzia.

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schistosoma

noun
type genus of the family Schistosomatidae: blood flukes 
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