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Fasciola
(redirected from Fasciola gigantica)

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Fasciola /Fas·ci·o·la/ (fah-si´ol-ah) a genus of flukes, including F. hepa´tica, the common liver fluke of herbivores, occasionally found in the human liver.
fasciola /fas·ci·o·la/ (fah-si´o-lah) pl. fasci´olae   [L.]
1. a small band or striplike structure.
2. a small bandage.fasci´olar

Fasciola
n.
A genus of large digenetic liver flukes that infect mammals.

fas·ci·o·la (f-s-l, -s-)
n. pl. fas·ci·o·lae (-l)
A small band or group of fibers.

Fasciola [fah-si´o-lah]
a genus of trematodes. F. hepa´tica is a common liver fluke of herbivores and is occasionally found in humans.

fasciola [fah-si´o-lah] (pl. fasci´olae) (L.)
1. a small band or striplike structure.
2. a small bandage. adj., adj fasci´olar.

Fasciola
a genus of flukes (digenetic trematode) in the family Fasciolidae.

Fasciola gigantica
found in the liver of domestic livestock and is the common liver fluke of Africa. Similar anatomically to F. hepatica but much larger. Causes fascioliasis.
Fasciola hepatica
found in the liver parenchyma and bile ducts of sheep, cattle and most other domesticated species and humans. In humans and horses, the unusual hosts, the flukes may be in lungs or other unusual sites and they are often in the lungs of cattle. Causes fascioliasis.
Fasciola jacksoni
found in elephants. Causes a disease similar to ovine fascioliasis.

fasciola
pl. fasciolae [L.]
1. a small band or striplike structure.
2. a small bandage.


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Membrane bound phenoloxidase activity has been reported in the trematode Fasciola gigantica Cobbold and implicated in defense mechanisms (Nellaiappan et al.
 
 
 
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