血吸虫病

schistosomiasis

blood / colloquial pr. [xie3] / CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]

to breathe / to suck in / to absorb / to inhale

schistosoma

trematoda / fluke / trematode worm, approx 6000 species, mostly parasite, incl. on humans

variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]

lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

illness / CL:場|场[chang2] / disease / to fall ill / defect