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swimmer's itch

–noun Pathology.
an inflammation of the skin, resembling insect bites, caused by burrowing larval forms of schistosomes.

Origin:
1925–30; so called because the schistosomes enter the skin from untreated water
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Main Entry: swimmer's itch
Function: noun
: an itching inflammation that is a reaction to the invasion of the skin by schistosomes that are not normally parasites ofhumans called also schistosome dermatitis
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swimmer's itch swim·mer's itch (swĭm'ərz)
n.
See schistosome dermatitis.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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