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schistosomes

schistosomes is the plural of schistosome.

Meaning of schistosome

Noun

schistosome (plural schistosomes)

  1. A parasitic flatworm which needs two hosts to complete its life cycle. The immature form infests freshwater snails and the adult lives in the blood vessels of birds and mammals, causing bilharzia in humans.
    Synonyms:
    blood fluke

Questions about schistosomes

What is schistosomes the plural of?
Schistosomes is the plural of schistosome.

Words near schistosomes in the dictionary

  1. schistosomal
  2. schistosomasis
  3. schistosomatid
  4. schistosomatids
  5. schistosome
  6. schistosomes
  7. schistosomiases
  8. schistosomiasis
  9. schistosomiatic
  10. schistosomicidal
  11. schistosomicide

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