Fasciolopsis

Fasciolopsis definition - medical

Fas·ci·o·lop·sis (făsˌē-ō-lŏpˈsĭs, fə-sīˌō-)

noun
A genus of very large intestinal flukes that includes Fasciolopsis buski, a species found in the intestine of humans in eastern and southern Asia.

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