Fascioliasis

//fəˌsi əˈlaɪ ə sɪs/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    infestation with liver flukes (of genus Fasciola) countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
fasciolosisdistomatosisfasciolasisfasciolosisliver rot

Etymology

From Fasciola + -iasis (“denoting disease”).

Related phrases

liver fluke

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