fasciola

fasciola definition - medical

fas·ci·o·la (fə-sēˈə-lə, -sīˈ-)

noun pl. fas·ci·o·lae (-lēˌ)
A small band or group of fibers.
Fasciola definition - medical

Fasciola

noun
A genus of large digenetic liver flukes that infect mammals.

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