noun
schistosomiasis japonica; Japanese schistosomiasis
Medical term for the disease caused by Schistosoma japonicum. The synonym 日本住血吸虫症 is also used.
See also: 日本住血吸虫症
日本住血吸虫病は、かつて山梨県などで流行した寄生虫疾患である。
Schistosomiasis japonica is a parasitic disease that was once endemic in areas such as Yamanashi Prefecture.
Synonym; both refer to the same disease, but 日本住血吸虫病 is more common in medical literature.
Compound of 日本 (Japan) + 住血吸虫 (blood fluke, Schistosoma) + 病 (disease). The term describes the disease caused by the blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum.