Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schistosomiasis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: schis-to-so-mi-a-sis
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various diseases of humans caused by parasitic blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Investigation of Egyptian mummies has revealed calcified eggs in liver and kidney tissues, proving the presence of schistosomiasis in ancient Egypt."

Etymology

From schistosome + -iasis. From scientific name Schistosoma + Ancient Greek -σις (-sis, nouns of action).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: schistosome
Root: -σις
Suffix: -iasis

Usage

Inflected Forms

schistosomiases (plural)

Derived Forms

antischistosomiasis neuroschistosomiasis

Phrases

schistosomiasis haematobium schistosomiasis japonicum schistosomiasis mansoni schistosomiasis mekongi

Frequently Paired Words

schistosome schistosomiatic schistosomicidal schistosomicidally schistosomicide

Synonyms

bilharzia bilharziasis bilharziosis snail fever Katayama fever

Questions

What does schistosomiasis mean?: Any of various diseases of humans caused by parasitic blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma.
Where does schistosomiasis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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