fasciola

[ fə-sē′ə-lə, -sī′- ]

n. pl. fas•ci•o•lae (-lē′)

A small band or group of fibers.

Nearby words

foot-dragging, foot-drop, foot-in-mouth, foot-in-mouth disease, foot-lambert, fasciola, foot-pound-second, foot-pound-second system, foot-poundal, foot-ton, footage

Medicine definitions for fasciola (2 of 2)

Fasciola

n.

A genus of large digenetic liver flukes that infect mammals.

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Examples from the Web for fasciola

Prof. Owen, however, subsequently established this identity, and referred to this species as the Fasciola clavata seu ventricosa.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
For an account of this worm, which has various denominations, see article Fasciola Hepatica in any encyclopædia.
Wild Wales|George Borrow
Almost all ruminants harbor the liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica).
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
The liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica), though not very frequent in the horse, is not uncommon in the ass.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold

In 1802 Bosc described and figured a trematode under the title of Fasciola fusca.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold