schistosomiasis

noun

an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma

Roots

schistosschisto- · Greek · split, cleft somasom- · Greek · body iasis-iasis · Greek · diseased condition

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The word schistosomiasis breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: schisto, from Greek schistos (“split, cleft”); som, from Greek soma (“body”); and -iasis, from Greek iasis (“diseased condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.