Main Entry: fa·sci·o·li·a·sis

Pronunciation: \fə-ˌsē-ə-ˈlī-ə-səs, -ˌsī-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural fa·sci·o·li·a·ses \-ˌsēz\

Etymology: New Latin, from Fasciola, genus of flukes + -iasis

Date: 1890

: infestation with or disease caused by liver flukes (Fasciola hepatica or F. gigantica)