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schistosome

/ˈʃɪ.stəˌsoʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
schis-to-some
IPA
/ˈʃɪ.stəˌsoʊm/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From translingual Schistosoma, from Ancient Greek σχιστός (skhistós, “cleaved, divided”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Schistosoma, -

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈʃɪ.stəˌsoʊm/
  • British English: /ˈʃɪ.stə(ʊ)ˌsəʊm/

Inflected Forms

schistosomes (plural)

Derived Forms

schistomulum schistosomiasis schistosomicidal schistosomicide

Synonyms

blood fluke

Questions

How do you pronounce schistosome?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɪ.stəˌsoʊm/.
What does schistosome mean?
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.
Where does schistosome come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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