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fascioliasis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /fəˌsi əˈlaɪ ə sɪs
  • -ˌsaɪ-/

1

noun

Meaning 1

infestation with liver flukes (of genus Fasciola)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fasciolosis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: infestation

History

Etymology

From Fasciola + -iasis (“denoting disease”).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: leverbotziekte — infestation with liver flukes
  • Dutch: distomatose — infestation with liver flukes
  • Dutch: ongans — infestation with liver flukes
  • Hungarian: májmételykór — infestation with liver flukes
  • Japanese: 肝蛭症 (kantetsushō) — infestation with liver flukes
  • Polish: motylica — infestation with liver flukes
  • Polish: fascjoloza — infestation with liver flukes
  • Portuguese: fasciolose — infestation with liver flukes
  • Portuguese: fasciolíase — infestation with liver flukes
  • Welsh: y pwd — infestation with liver flukes