schistosomiasis

英 [,ʃɪstə(ʊ)sə'maɪəsɪs] 美[,skɪstəso'maɪəsɪs]

1. an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected