血吸虫 (xuè xī chóng) — blood fluke
Definition
A blood fluke — a parasitic flatworm that infects humans through contact with contaminated water, causing schistosomiasis. Compound of 血 (blood) + 吸 (suck) + 虫 (worm/insect).
noun
blood fluke
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Examples
- 血吸虫。Zhè zhǒng xuè xī chóng shēng huó zài shuǐ lǐ.This kind of blood fluke lives in water.
- 血吸虫。xuè xī chóng Huì yǐn qǐ yì zhǒng yán zhòng de jí bìng.Blood flukes can cause a serious disease.
- 血吸虫。Yī shēng kě yǐ bāng zhù zhì liáo xuè xī chóng gǎn rǎn.Doctors can help treat blood fluke infections.
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