bilharzia
noun
bil·har·zia
| \ bil-ˈhär-zē-ə
, -ˈhärt-sē-
\
, -ˈhärt-sē-
\
Definition of bilharzia
1
: schistosomiasis
2
: schistosome
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Other Words from bilharzia
bilharzial
\ bil-ˈhär-zē-əl
, -ˈhärt-sē- \
adjective
, -ˈhärt-sē- \
adjective
Examples of bilharzia in a Sentence
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Herzog also contracted bilharzia, a nasty parasite. — Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, "In Focus: Werner Herzog offers up a desert diptych," 1 Aug. 2019 Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever and bilharzia, is a parasitic worm infection that slowly destroys the kidneys and liver. — The Economist, "How Sierra Leone is beating tropical diseases," 23 June 2018 Schistosomiasis is sometimes called bilharzia or snail fever because the illness-causing larvae spend their nights tucked away in the shells of snails in freshwater lakes. — Heather Murphy, New York Times, "They’re Hosting Parasitic Worms in Their Bodies to Help Treat a Neglected Disease," 1 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bilharzia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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bilharzia
noun
bil·har·zia
| \ bil-ˈhär-zē-ə
, -ˈhärt-sē-
\
, -ˈhärt-sē-
\
Medical Definition of bilharzia
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: schistosome
2
: schistosomiasis
Other Words from bilharzia
bilharzial
\ -zē-əl, -sē-
\
adjective
\
adjective
Bilharzia
nounMedical Definition of Bilharzia (Entry 2 of 2)
taxonomic synonym of schistosoma