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liver fluke: see fluke fluke, parasitic flatworm of the trematoda class, related to the tapeworm . Instead of the cilia, external sense organs, and epidermis of the free-living flatworms, adult flukes have sucking disks with which they cling to their hosts and an external cuticle that ..... Click the link for more information. . liver fluke [′liv·ər ‚flük] (invertebrate zoology) Any trematode, especiallyClonorchis sinensis,that lodges in the biliary passages within the liver. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In northwestern Minnesota, for example, analyses of dead moose reveal that the creatures are dying at a rapid rate from brain worms and liver flukes, parasites that didn't bother them much in the past. In the western part of the region, rainfall and high humidity contribute to intensive parasite problems, including liver flukes. Foodborne trematodiasis, which is caused by liver flukes (Clonorchis sinensis, Fasciola spp. |
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