Taber's Medical Dictionary
Schistosoma
(skis″tŏ-sō′mă )
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[ schisto- + -some, -soma ]
A genus of parasitic blood flukes belonging to the family Schistosomatidae, class Trematoda.
SCHISTOSOMA Female (larger) and male (×5)
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Schistosoma." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751162/all/Schistosoma.
Schistosoma. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751162/all/Schistosoma. Accessed April 16, 2026.
Schistosoma. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751162/all/Schistosoma
Schistosoma [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 16]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751162/all/Schistosoma.
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