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Definition of Opisthorchiasis
1. Noun. Infestation with flukes obtained from eating raw fish; common in eastern Asia.
Medical Definition of Opisthorchiasis
1. Infection with flukes of the genus opisthorchis. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Opisthorchiasis
Literary usage of Opisthorchiasis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Lewellys Franklin Barker, Milton Howard Fussell, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"The embryos hatch in snails. Man is infected by eating raw fish. European cats
are often infected. The diagnosis of Siberian opisthorchiasis is made in the ..."
2. The Clinical Diagnosis of Internal Diseases by Lewellys Franklin Barker (1916)
"The diagnosis of Siberian opisthorchiasis is made in the same way as for the
Asiatic liver fluke. In India, a similar liver fluke (Opisthorchis noverca) has ..."
3. Biological Science And Biotechnology in Russia: Controlling Diseases and by Rossiĭskai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ nauk, Institute of Medicine (U.S.), National Academies Press (U.S.) (2006)
"Materials from the Register of opisthorchiasis Foci in Russia have been analyzed
to identify resistant invasive foci (Scientific-Research Institute of ..."
4. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1908)
"In only five of the eleven cases of opisthorchiasis could a definite history of
previous residence be obtained. Three of these came from the Island of ..."
5. Health Information for International Travel edited by Rosamond R. Dewart (1999)
"... Indochina peninsula; opisthorchiasis (cat liver fluke) in the Indochina
peninsula, the Philippines, and Thailand; and paragonimiasis in most countries. ..."
6. Health Information for International Travel (1994) by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... Indochina peninsula; opisthorchiasis (cat liver fluke) in the Indochina
peninsula, the Philippines, and Thailand; and paragonimiasis in most countries. ..."
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