Meanings
nounfascioliasis (countable and uncountable, plural fascioliases)
plural fascioliases
- countableuncountablemedicineinfestation with liver flukes (of genus Fasciola)
Synonyms: fasciolosis, fasciolasis, distomatosis, liver rot
Synonyms & antonyms
nouninfestation with liver flukes (of genus Fasciola)
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More synonyms by meaning
nouninfestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot
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Origin
From Fasciola + -iasis (“denoting disease”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch leverbotziekte, distomatose
- leverbotziekteinfestation with liver flukes
- distomatoseinfestation with liver flukes
- ongansinfestation with liver flukes
Hungarian májmételykór
- májmételykórinfestation with liver flukes
Japanese 肝蛭症
- 肝蛭症 (kantetsushō)infestation with liver flukes
Polish motylica, fascjoloza
- motylicainfestation with liver flukes
- fascjolozainfestation with liver flukes
Portuguese fasciolose, fasciolíase
- fascioloseinfestation with liver flukes
- fasciolíaseinfestation with liver flukes
Welsh y pwd
- y pwdinfestation with liver flukes
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APA
fascioliasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fascioliasis
MLA
“fascioliasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fascioliasis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fascioliasis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fascioliasis.
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