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opisthorchis

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Main Entry: Op·is·thor·chis
Pronunciation: "äp-&s-'thor-k&s
Function: noun
: the type genus of the family Opisthorchiidaeincluding several trematodes that are casual or incidental parasites of the human liver
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Opisthorchis Op·is·thor·chis (ŏp'ĭs-thôr'kĭs, ō'pĭs-)
n.
A genus of trematodes found in the bile ducts or gallbladder of fish-eating mammals, birds, and fish.

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