Definitions for schistosome

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schistosome schis·to·some

Spelling: [shis-tuh-sohm]

IPA: /ˈʃɪs təˌsoʊm/

Schistosome is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 557 anagrams from letters in schistosome (cehimoossst).

Definitions for schistosome

noun

1. Also called bilharzia. any elongated trematode of the genus Schistosoma, parasitic in the blood vessels of humans and other mammals; a blood fluke.

adjective

1. Also, schistosomal. pertaining to or caused by schistosomes.

Origin of schistosome

1900-05; New Latin Schistosoma, equivalent to schist(us) (see schist) + -o- -o- + -soma (neuter plural) -some³