单词 | snail fever |
释义 | snail fever in American English schistosomiasis snail fever in American Englishnoun a parasitic infection occurring commonly in eastern Asia and in tropical regions; schistosomiasis Word origin [1945–50; so called because the parasites that cause the disease are carried by snails]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ergative, fail-safe, individual medley, regression analysis, taxi squad |
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