Eukaryote
schistosoma japonicum
Subclass of:
Schistosoma
Definitions related to schistosoma japonicum:
  • A species of flatworms in the family Schistosomatidae. These flatworms are yellow or yellow-brown and the males are slightly larger than the other Schistosomes. This species' geographic range is restricted to China, Indonesia, and the Philippines. S. japonicum uses snails of the Oncomelania genus as its intermediate host. Within the body infestation is most frequently found in the superior mesenteric veins draining the small intestine.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A species of trematode blood flukes belonging to the family Schistosomatidae whose distribution is confined to areas of the ASIA, EASTERN. The intermediate host is a snail. It occurs in man and other mammals.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any trematode parasite that can be assigned to the species Schistosoma japonicum.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Species of trematode blood flukes belonging to the family Schistosomatidae whose distribution is confined to areas of the Far East; intermediate host is a snail; occurs in man and other mammals.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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