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shistosome

shistosome is the misspelling 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 shistosome

What is shistosome the misspelling of?
Shistosome is the misspelling of schistosome.

Words near shistosome in the dictionary

  1. Shislers
  2. shiso
  3. shiss
  4. shist
  5. shistose
  6. shistosome
  7. shistosomiasis
  8. shists
  9. shit
  10. shit a brick
  11. shit all

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