liver+fluke

One entry found for liver fluke.

Main Entry: liver fluke
Function: noun
: any of various trematode worms that invade the mammalian liver; especially : one of the genus Fasciola (F. hepatica) that is a major parasite of the liver, bile ducts, and gallbladder of cattle and sheep, causes fascioliasis in humans, and uses snails of the genus Lymnaea as an intermediate host -- see CHINESE LIVER FLUKE