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schistosome/ˈʃistə(ʊ)səʊm/n. a parasitic tropical flatworm of the genus Schistosoma, carried by freshwater snails and infesting the blood vessels of birds and mammals, causing bilharzia in humans. Also called blood fluke 血吸虫;裂体吸虫(寄生于淡水中的蜗牛体内,侵扰鸟类和哺乳动物的血管,可使人患有血吸虫病) [Greek skhistos ‘divided’ (as SCHISM) + sōma ‘body’] |