schis|to|so|mi|a|sis

schis|to|so|mi|a|sis
schis|to|so|mi|a|sis «SHIHS tuh soh MY uh sihs», noun.
a disease prevalent in Africa and other tropical areas, occurring in human beings and animals, and caused by schistosomes infesting the blood; bilharziasis.
[< schistosom(e) + -iasis]

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  • schis|to|cy|to|sis — «SKIHS tuh sy TOH sihs», noun. division of a red blood cell. ╂[< New Latin schistocytosis < Greek schistós cleft + kýtos hollow body + English osis] …   Useful english dictionary

  • schistosomiasis — schis·to·so·mi·a·sis …   English syllables

  • schistosomiasis — schis•to•so•mi•a•sis [[t]ˌʃɪs tə soʊˈmaɪ ə sɪs[/t]] n. pat a chronic anemia and organ infection caused by parasitic flukes of the genus Schistosoma, transmitted through feces contaminated river snails • Etymology: 1905–10 …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • Schistosomiasis — Diseases of liver, gastrointestinal tract and bladder caused by schistosomes, trematode worms that parasitize people. Infection is from infested water. There are three main species of these trematode worms (flukes) Schistosoma haematobium, S.… …   Medical dictionary

  • neuroschistosomiasis — neu·ro·schis·to·so·mi·a·sis (noor″o skis″to so miґə sis) schistosomiasis affecting the central nervous system, most often caused by Schistosoma japonicum …   Medical dictionary

  • schistocytosis — schis·to·cy·to·sis (shĭs tə sī tōʹsĭs) n. 1. Fragmentation of a red blood cell. 2. The presence or accumulation of schistocytes in the blood. * * * …   Universalium

  • schistasis — schis·ta·sis (skisґtə sis) cleft (def. 2) …   Medical dictionary

  • schistosis — schis·to·sis (shis ) (skis toґsis) [schist a form of slate + osis] pneumoconiosis in slate workers …   Medical dictionary

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