Definition of Fasciolopsiasis

1. Noun. Infestation with the large intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski; common in eastern Asia.

Generic synonyms: Infestation

Medical Definition of Fasciolopsiasis

1. Parasitization by any of the flukes of the genus Fasciolopsis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fasciolopsiasis

fascio-
fasciodesis
fasciola
fasciola cinerea
fasciola hepatica
fasciolar
fasciolar gyrus
fasciolas
fasciole
fascioles
fascioliases
fascioliasis
fasciolid
fasciolidae
fascioloidiasis
fasciolopsiasis (current term)
fasciolosis
fascion
fascioplasty
fasciorrhaphy
fasciotomies
fasciotomy
fascism
fascismi
fascismo
fascisms
fascist
fascista
fascisti
fascistic

Literary usage of Fasciolopsiasis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Health Information for International Travel by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Among helminthic infections, fasciolopsiasis (giant intestinal fluke) may be acquired in most countries in the area; clonorchiasis (oriental liver fluke) in ..."

2. Health Information for International Travel edited by Rosamond R. Dewart (1999)
"Among helminthic infections, fasciolopsiasis (giant intestinal fluke) may be acquired in most countries in the area; clonorchiasis (oriental liver fluke) in ..."

3. Health Information for International Travel (1994) by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... Japan, Macao and the Republic of Korea, and fasciolopsiasis (giant intestinal fluke) in China. Brucellosis occurs in China. Other diseases. ..."

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