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bilharzia

[ bil-hahr-zee-uh ]

bilharzia

/ bɪlˈhɑːtsɪə /

noun

  1. another name for a schistosome
  2. another name for schistosomiasis


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bilharzia1

First recorded in 1880–85

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bilharzia1

C19: New Latin, named after Theodor Bilharz (1825–62), German parasitologist who discovered schistosomes

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Example Sentences

Backpacker“Chris Froome Battled Parasitic Worms in 2021” The four-time Tour de France champion was recently diagnosed and treated for bilharzia.

Bilharzia, especially in Egypt and South Africa, causes haematuria.

In the same year the Schistosomum hematobium was shown to be the cause of the Bilharzia disease by Bilharz.

Bilharzia, bil′hr-zi-a, n. a human parasitic flat worm in the fluke or Trematode order, with differentiated sexes.

What do the Wa-kamba know of sanitation, hæmaturia, and the larva of Bilharzia!

The larv of Bilharzia closely resemble those of Fasciola hepatica, which latter may be appropriately noticed in this place.

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