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bilharziasis

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English

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Etymology

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From Bilharz +‎ -iasis; see bilharzia.

Noun

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bilharziasis (usually uncountable, plural bilharziases)

  1. Synonym of schistosomiasis
    • 1984, Tropical Urology And Renal Disease, page 40:
      Perfusion pressure/flow studies will resolve any doubt regarding obstruction, and fluoroscopic evaluation of the dynamic status of the draining ureter will be valuable in such conditions as primary megaureter, and ureteropathies associated with bilharziasis and tuberculosis.