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Definition of Bilharziasis
1. Noun. An infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected.
Definition of Bilharziasis
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Medical Definition of Bilharziasis
1. A parasite infection by a trematode worm acquired from infested water. Also known as schistosomiasis. Species which live in man can produce liver, bladder, and gastrointestinal problems. Species of the schistosomiasis parasite which cannot live in man cause swimmer's itch. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bilharziasis
Literary usage of Bilharziasis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practice of Medicine by Walter Sands Mills (1915)
"Treatment: There is no specific treatment. Build up the patient. If he lives long
enough the flukes may die in situ. bilharziasis. ..."
2. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1922)
"The intrinsic causes are, tuberculosis, bilharziasis, calculus, ... The strictures
following bilharziasis are said to be also multiple and very pronounced. ..."
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