liver rot

noun

infestation with liver flukes, fascioliasis

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black diseasesheep rotdistomatosis

Meanings

nounliver rot (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineinfestation with liver flukes, fascioliasis

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products

Similar
black diseasesheep rotdistomatosis
Broader
animal disease

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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MLA

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Chicago

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