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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.
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Fasciola
(fa-sī'ō-lă),A genus of large, leaf-shaped, digenetic liver flukes (family Fasciolidae, class Trematoda) of mammals.
[L. dim. of fascia, a band]
fas·ci·o·la
, pl.fas·ci·o·lae
(fa-sī'ō-lă, fa-sē'ō-lă; -ō-lē),A small band or group of fibers.
[L. dim. of fascia, band, fillet]
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fas·ci·o·la
, pl. fasciolae (fa-shī'ō-lă, -lē)A small band or group of fibers.
[L. dim. of fascia, band, fillet]
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Fasciola
(fă-sī′ō-lă) [L. fasciola, a band]A genus of flukes belonging to the class Trematoda.
Fasciola hepatica
A species that infests the liver and bile ducts of cattle, sheep, and other herbivores; the common liver fluke. Infested aquatic plants are the source of human infection. See: illustration
fasciola
(fă-sī′ō-lă) (fă-sē′ō-lă) plural.fasciolae [L. fasciola, a small bandage]A bundle of nerve or muscle fibers.
fasciola cinerea
The upper portion of the dentate gyrus.
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