Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Synonym of schistosomiasis.
More definitions
- 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
Examples
1 sentencesPlague, bilharziasis and cholera are very common in Algeria.
Origin
From Bilharz + -iasis; see bilharzia.From Bilharz + -iasis; see bilharzia.
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Forms
plural: bilharziases| Singular | bilharziasis |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:schistosomiasisbilharzia
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.