'Fasciola hepatica' definitions:
Definition of 'Fasciola hepatica'
From: WordNet
noun
Flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans [syn: liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica]
Definition of 'Fasciola hepatica'
From: GCIDE
- Fluke \Fluke\ (fl[=u]k or fl[=oo]k), n. [Cf. AS. fl[=o]c a kind of flatfish, Icel. fl[=o]ki a kind of halibut.]
- 1. (Zool.) The European flounder. See Flounder. [Written also fleuk, flook, and flowk.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) Any American flounder of the genus Paralichthys, especially Paralicthys dentatus, found in the Atlantic Ocean and in adjacent bays. --RHUD [PJC]
- 3. (Zool.) A parasitic trematode worm of several species, having a flat, lanceolate body and two suckers. Two species (Fasciola hepatica and Distoma lanceolatum) are found in the livers of sheep, and produce the disease called rot. [1913 Webster]