Fasciolopsiasis


[fas-ee-oh-lop-sahy-uh-sis, fuh-see-uh-, -sahy-] /ˌfæs i oʊ lɒpˈsaɪ ə sɪs, fəˌsi ə-, -ˌsaɪ-/

noun
1.
a parasitic disease caused by flukes of the genus Fasciolopsis and characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea: common in the Far East.

fasciolopsiasis fas·ci·o·lop·si·a·sis (fās’ē-ō-lŏp-sī’ə-sĭs, fə-sī’ō-)
n.
Parasitization or disease caused by any of the flukes of the genus Fasciolopsis.

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