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distomatosis

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di⋅sto⋅ma⋅to⋅sis

  [dahy-stoh-muh-toh-sis]
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–noun Veterinary Pathology.
liver-rot.
Origin:
1890–95; < NL Distomat(a) name of a suborder of trematode worms (see di- 1 , stomata ) + -osis

liv⋅er-rot

  [liv-er-rot]
–noun Veterinary Pathology.
a disease chiefly of sheep and cattle, characterized by sluggishness, weight loss, and local damage to the liver, caused by infection from the liver fluke.
Also called distomatosis, fascioliasis, liver fluke disease.

Origin:
1830–40
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Main Entry: di·sto·ma·to·sis
Pronunciation: "dI-"stO-m&-'tO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural di·sto·ma·to·ses /-"sEz/
: infestation with or disease (as liver rot) caused by digenetic trematode worms
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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