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fasciola

[ fə-sē′ə-lə, -sī′- ]

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n. pl. fas•ci•o•lae (-lē′)

A small band or group of fibers.

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Words nearby fasciola

fascination, fascinator, fascine, fascio-, fasciodesis, fasciola, fasciolar, fascioliasis, fasciolopsiasis, Fasciolopsis, fascioplasty

Medical definitions for fasciola (2 of 2)

Fasciola

n.

A genus of large digenetic liver flukes that infect mammals.

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How to use fasciola in a sentence

Same as D. fasciola, except that the divisions of the forked frond are one eighth to one half of an inch wide.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
Almost all ruminants harbor the liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica).
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
For an account of this worm, which has various denominations, see article “Fasciola Hepatica” in any Encyclopædia.
Wild Wales|George Borrow

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