Opisthorchis

Opisthorchis definition - medical

Op·is·thor·chis (ŏpˌĭs-thôrˈkĭs, ōˌpĭs-)

noun
A genus of trematodes found in the bile ducts or gallbladder of fish-eating mammals, birds, and fish.

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