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fascioliasis

fascioliasis

English

hypertrophy of bile ducts in liver caused by Fasciola hepatica (liver section of an infested goat)

Noun

fascioliasis ‎(plural fascioliases)

(pathology) infestation with liver flukes (of genus Fasciola)

Synonyms

fasciolosis, fasciolasis, distomatosis, liver rot

Translations

infestation with liver flukes

Dutch: leverbotziekte f, distomatose f, ongans (nl) n
Japanese: 肝蛭症 ‎(かんてつしょう, kantetsushō)

Portuguese: fasciolose f, fasciolíase f