SINCE 1828
Dicrocoelium
noun
Di·cro·coe·li·um
| \ ˌdī-krə-ˈsē-lē-əm
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Medical Definition of Dicrocoelium
: a widely distributed genus that is the type of the family Dicrocoeliidae and that includes small lanceolate digenetic trematodes infesting the livers of ruminants or occasionally other mammals including humans — see lancet fluke
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