bilharzia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /bɪlˈhɑːr.zi.ə/ (General-American)
- /bɪlˈhɑː.zi.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
After the German physician Theodor Bilharz. Originally a genus name denoting the genus now called Schistosoma.
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) The parasitic disease schistosomiasis.
After one trip to Uganda, I tested positive for bilharzia, a type of parasitic worm infection carried by freshwater snails.
2020, Louise Curtis with Sarah Johnson, A Nurseʼs Story: My Life in A&E During the Covid Crisis, Pan Books, page 14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bilharzias | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bilharzic · bilharzial · bilharziosis