bilharzia

noun

bil·​har·​zia bil-ˈhär-zē-ə How to pronounce bilharzia (audio) -ˈhärt-sē- How to pronounce bilharzia (audio)
1
: schistosomiasis
2
: schistosome
bilharzial
bil-ˈhär-zē-əl How to pronounce bilharzia (audio)
-ˈhärt-sē-
adjective

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Similarly bilharzia in my mother tongue – Shona from Zimbabwe – is called the disease of cognitive function. — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 9 May 2024 Honorine could stay home in the mornings and bilharzia, a disease caused by parasites that live in dirty water, was no longer plaguing the community. — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 22 Mar. 2023

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, genus name, from Theodor Bilharz †1862 German zoologist

First Known Use

circa 1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bilharzia was circa 1881

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Medical Definition

Bilharzia

2 of 2 noun

taxonomic synonym of schistosoma

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