schistosomiasis; bilharzia
Medical term for the parasitic disease caused by blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma.
Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by parasites that live in fresh water.
Compound of 住血 (jūketsu, 'blood-dwelling') + 吸虫 (kyūchū, 'fluke') + 症 (shō, 'disease').