| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| fascioliasis |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fas·ci·o·li·a·sis |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f -s  -l  -s s, -s- |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. fas·ci·o·li·a·ses (-sz)
Infestation with parasitic flukes of the family Fasciolidae, especially infestation of the liver and bile ducts with the liver fluke. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin Fasciola, genus name (from Latin fasciola, diminutive of fascia, band) + –iasis.
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