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Definition of Fascioliasis
1. Noun. Infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot.
Definition of Fascioliasis
1. Noun. (pathology) infestation with liver flukes (of genus ''Fasciola'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fascioliasis
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Medical Definition of Fascioliasis
1. Helminth infection of the liver caused by species of fasciola. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fascioliasis
Literary usage of Fascioliasis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gis for Health and the Environment by Don De Savigny, Pandu Wijeyaratne (1995)
"Use of LANDSAT MSS imagery and soil type in a geographic information system to
assess site-specific risk of fascioliasis on Red River Basin farms in ..."
2. U.S. Fish Manual by United States Bureau of Fisheries, Leon Jacob Cole (1903)
"And in another letter of later date (January 4, 1902) he adds: I am able to say
that fascioliasis is much less common in animals from the lower Columbia and ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1896)
"... and a comparison with other species of the genus Fasciola, S. St. with a list
of the chief Epizootics of fascioliasis, and a Bibliography of Fasciola ..."
4. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"... 1958 and another died from old- standing lesions of fascioliasis. The remainder
showed no signs of ill-health during this period but three were barren. ..."
5. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"Hepatic fascioliasis seems to be accidental and not very common in man, the normal
hosts being cattle, goats and sheep. The eating of raw infected liver of ..."
6. Health Information for International Travel edited by Rosamond R. Dewart (1999)
"Human fascioliasis due to Fasciola hepatica is endemic in Cuba. Outbreaks of
dengue fever occur in the area, and dengue hemorrhagic fever has also occurred. ..."
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