human liver fluke

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• chinese liver fluke — noun Usage: usually capitalized C : a common and destructive Asian liver fluke (Clonorchis sinensis) that invades the human liver * * * /liv euhr/ a parasitic Asian flatworm, Clonorchis sinensis, that infects the gastrointestinal tract and bile… …   Useful english dictionary

• Chinese liver fluke — n a common and destructive Asian liver fluke of the genus Clonorchis (C. sinensis) that has a complex life cycle involving a mollusk and a fish as intermediate hosts and that esp. in eastern and southeastern Asia is a serious human parasite… …   Medical dictionary

• fluke — fluke1 /floohk/, n. 1. the part of an anchor that catches in the ground, esp. the flat triangular piece at the end of each arm. See diag. under anchor. 2. a barb, or the barbed head, of a harpoon, spear, arrow, or the like. 3. either half of the… …   Universalium

• fluke — Common name for members of the class Trematoda (phylum Platyhelminthes). All flukes of mammals (subclass Digenea) are internal parasites in the adult stage and are characterized by complex digenetic life cycles involving a …   Medical dictionary

• fluke — n. any of the parasitic flatworms belonging to the group Trematoda. Adult flukes, which have suckers for attachment to their host, are parasites of humans, occurring in the liver (liver flukes; see Fasciola), lungs (see Paragonimus), gut (see… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• List of human parasitic diseases — This is a list of topics related to human parasitic diseases. See also the categories shown below.Diseases*Amoebiasis *Ascariasis *Babesiosis *Chagas disease *Clonorchiasis *Cryptosporidiosis *Diphyllobothriasis *Dracunculiasis caused by the… …   Wikipedia

• Opisthorchis viverrini — An adult Opisthorchis viverrini prepared on a microscope slide Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

• Clonorchis sinensis — under a light microscope. Notice the ovaries. This species is monoecious, Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

• Opisthorchiasis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 B66.0 ICD 9 121.0 DiseasesDB …   Wikipedia

• Opisthorchis viverrini — Opisthorchis viverrini …   Wikipédia en Français

• Fasciolosis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 B66.3 ICD 9 121.3 …   Wikipedia