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fas⋅ci⋅o⋅li⋅a⋅sis

  [fuh-see-uh-lahy-uh-sis, -sahy-]
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–noun Veterinary Pathology.
liver-rot.
Origin:
1885–90; < NL Fasciol(a) name of genus of liver flukes (L: small bandage) + -iasis

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: fa·sci·o·li·a·sis
Pronunciation: f&-"sE-&-'lI-&-s&s, -"sI-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fa·sci·o·li·a·ses /-"sEz/
: infestation with or disease caused by liver flukes of the genus Fasciola
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fascioliasis fas·ci·o·li·a·sis (fə-sē'ə-lī'ə-sĭs, -sī'-)
n.
Infection with a liver fluke of the genus Fasciola.

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