snail fever

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snail fever: see schistosomiasis schistosomiasis , bilharziasis, or snail fever, parasitic disease caused by blood flukes, trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma. Three species are human parasites: S. mansoni, S. japonicum, and S.
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snail fever [′snāl ‚fē·vər]

(medicine)

schistosomiasis

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