noun
a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomes
• Syn: ↑schistosome dermatitis
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• Hypernyms: ↑dermatitis
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Pathol.
an inflammation of the skin, resembling insect bites, caused by burrowing larval forms of schistosomes.
[1925-30; so called because the schistosomes enter the skin from untreated water]
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swimmer's itch,
an inflammation of the skin caused by burrowing schistosomes.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.