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

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Schistosomiasis , also known as snail fever , is a disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes . The urinary tract or the intestines may be infected. Signs and symptoms may include abdominal pain , diarrhea , bloody stool , or blood in the ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) Any of various diseases of humans caused by parasitic blood flukes of the genus ''Schistosoma''

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1906, from schistosome (1905), from Modern Latin Schistosoma , from Greek skhistos "divided, cloven" (see schist ) + soma "body" (see somato- ).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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 [syn: bilharzia , bilharziasis ]