fascioliasis
English
hypertrophy of bile ducts in liver caused by Fasciola hepatica (liver section of an infested goat)
Etymology
From Fasciola + -iasis (“denoting disease”)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /fəˌsi əˈlaɪ ə sɪs, -ˌsaɪ-/
Noun
fascioliasis (countable and uncountable, plural fascioliases)
- (pathology) infestation with liver flukes (of genus Fasciola)
Synonyms
- fasciolosis, fasciolasis, distomatosis, liver rot
Translations
infestation with liver flukes
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