noun
a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomes
• Syn: ↑swimmer's itch
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• Hypernyms: ↑dermatitis
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noun : an itching inflammation caused by invasion of the skin by furcocercous cercariae of various schistosomes that are not normally parasites of man — called also swimmer's itch; see stagnicola
Useful english dictionary. 2012.