SWIMMER'S ITCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does swimmer's itch mean? 

• SWIMMER'S ITCH (noun)
  The noun SWIMMER'S ITCH has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SWIMMER'S ITCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWIMMER'S ITCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

schistosome dermatitis; swimmer's itch

Hypernyms ("swimmer's itch" is a kind of...):

dermatitis (inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters)

Domain category:

animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)

homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)