bilharzia
noun
bil·har·zia bil-ˈhär-zē-ə 
-ˈhärt-sē-
-ˈhärt-sē- 1
: schistosomiasis
2
: schistosome
bilharzial
bil-ˈhär-zē-əl
adjective -ˈhärt-sē-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web 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 Herzog also contracted bilharzia, a nasty parasite. Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2019 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 Schistosomiasis is sometimes called bilharzia or snail fever because the illness-causing larvae spend their nights tucked away in the shells of snails in freshwater lakes. Heather Murphy, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2018
Outside Online, 18 May 2015 Herzog also contracted bilharzia, a nasty parasite. Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2019 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 Schistosomiasis is sometimes called bilharzia or snail fever because the illness-causing larvae spend their nights tucked away in the shells of snails in freshwater lakes. Heather Murphy, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2018 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-
-ˈhärt-sē- 1
: schistosome
2
: schistosomiasis
Bilharzia
2 of 2noun
taxonomic synonym of schistosoma