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单词 schistosome
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Definition of schistosome in English:

schistosome

noun ˈʃɪstə(ʊ)ˌsəʊmˈSHistəˌsōm
Zoology Medicine
  • A parasitic flatworm which needs two hosts to complete its life cycle. The immature form infests freshwater snails and the adult lives in the blood vessels of birds and mammals, causing bilharzia in humans.

    〔动,医〕血吸虫,裂体吸虫。亦称BLOOD FLUKE

    Genus Schistosoma, subclass Digenea, class Trematoda

    Also called blood fluke
    Example sentencesExamples
    • By examining schistosomes that infect human hosts living near separate watercourses within a single village, it should be possible to determine the degree to which the parasite population is genetically subdivided.
    • Figure 1 presents the results for the schistosomes, and differences between these and other parasitic flatworms are given below.
    • Activities in remote areas increase the chance of exposure to insect vectors and fresh-water lakes and streams that may harbor schistosomes or leptospires.
    • Its descendants then spread throughout the continent and acquired a schistosome that became S. mansoni as we know it today.
    • These are called schistosomes and they cause a disease known as bilharzia (schistosomiasis).

Origin

Early 20th century: from modern Latin Schistosoma, from Greek skhistos 'divided' + sōma 'body'.

Definition of schistosome in US English:

schistosome

nounˈSHistəˌsōm
Medicine Zoology
  • A parasitic flatworm which needs two hosts to complete its life cycle. The immature form infests freshwater snails and the adult lives in the blood vessels of birds and mammals, causing bilharzia in humans.

    〔动,医〕血吸虫,裂体吸虫。亦称BLOOD FLUKE

    Genus Schistosoma, subclass Digenea, class Trematoda

    Also called blood fluke
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Activities in remote areas increase the chance of exposure to insect vectors and fresh-water lakes and streams that may harbor schistosomes or leptospires.
    • Figure 1 presents the results for the schistosomes, and differences between these and other parasitic flatworms are given below.
    • Its descendants then spread throughout the continent and acquired a schistosome that became S. mansoni as we know it today.
    • By examining schistosomes that infect human hosts living near separate watercourses within a single village, it should be possible to determine the degree to which the parasite population is genetically subdivided.
    • These are called schistosomes and they cause a disease known as bilharzia (schistosomiasis).

Origin

Early 20th century: from modern Latin Schistosoma, from Greek skhistos ‘divided’ + sōma ‘body’.

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