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fas·ci·o·li·a·sis   (fə-sē'ə-lī'ə-sĭs, -sī'-)   
n.   pl. fas·ci·o·li·a·ses (-sēz')
Infestation with parasitic flukes of the family Fasciolidae, especially infestation of the liver and bile ducts with the liver fluke.

[New Latin Fasciola, genus name (from Latin fasciola, diminutive of fascia, band) + -iasis.]
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