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schistosomiasis ja·pon·i·ca
\-jəˈpänə̇kə\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from schistosomiasis + japonica, feminine of japonicus Japanese (of which the neuter japonicum is the specific epithet of Schistosoma japonicum), from Japonia Japan, country off the eastern coast of Asia + Latin -icus -ic
: schistosomiasis caused by the worm (Schistosoma japonicum) occurring chiefly in eastern Asia and the Pacific islands and predominantly involving infestation of the portal and mesenteric veins |