bilharzia

noun

bil·​har·​zia bil-ˈhär-zē-ə  -ˈhärt-sē- 

1

: schistosomiasis

2

: schistosome

bilharzial

bil-ˈhär-zē-əl 

-ˈhärt-sē-

adjective

Examples of bilharzia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Similarly bilharzia in my mother tongue – Shona from Zimbabwe – is called the disease of cognitive function. — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 9 May 2024

Honorine could stay home and bilharzia, a disease caused by parasites that live in dirty water, was no longer plaguing the community. — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 23 Mar. 2023

The woman approached the child’s grandmother for permission to bring the child to a clinic, which diagnosed and began treating the child for bilharzia. — Thalia Beaty, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022

Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever and bilharzia, is a parasitic worm infection that slowly destroys the kidneys and liver. — The Economist, 23 June 2018

But locals are proud to say that Lake Bunyonyi, free of bilharzia, crocodiles, and hippos, is one of the safest lakes on the continent. — Outside Online, 18 May 2015

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, genus name, from Theodor Bilharz †1862 German zoologist

First Known Use

circa 1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

bilharzia

1 of 2 noun

bil·​har·​zia bil-ˈhär-zē-ə  -ˈhärt-sē- 

1

: schistosome

2

: schistosomiasis

bilharzial

-zē-əl, -sē- 

adjective

Bilharzia

2 of 2 noun

taxonomic synonym of schistosoma