Chinese liver fluke

[ liv-er ]

/ ˈlɪv ər /

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noun

a parasitic Asian flatworm, Clonorchis sinensis, that infects the gastrointestinal tract and bile duct following ingestion of contaminated raw or insufficiently cooked freshwater fish.

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How to use Chinese liver fluke in a sentence

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Family members say he developed also liver cancer after his capture.
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Monitoring Chinese social-media platforms has paid off for the Chinese government.
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HONG KONG—Last year, I met a Chinese graduate student on a tour of the northeastern United States before his first day at Harvard.
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Excretion of these substances is greatly increased by a diet rich in nuclei, as sweetbreads and liver.
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Rich natives and Chinese lost large sums of money, the total of which cannot be ascertained.
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A very small amount may be present after ingestion of large quantities of cod-liver oil or other fats.
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