Chinese liver fluke

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(liv′ər)


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Chi′nese liv′er fluke′  (liv′ər),USA pronunciation 
  1. Invertebrates, Microbiologya parasitic Asian flatworm, Clonorchis sinensis, that infects the gastrointestinal tract and bile duct following ingestion of contaminated raw or insufficiently cooked freshwater fish. Cf. trematode.


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