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Eggs of the blood fluke Schistosoma haematobium become embedded in the bladder wall, triggering chronic inflammation, tissue damage, and genetic mutations that fuel the development of bladder cancer.
blood fluke
flatworm
blood fluke, any of certain parasitic flatworms that live in the veins of the host organism. See fluke.
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