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Swimmer's Itch

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomes

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
schistosome dermatitis
plural
Swimmer's Itches
possessive
Swimmer's Itch's
pluralpossessive
Swimmer's Itches'