fluke
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- noun
- /fluːk/
- Specialized
:
duela
- Schistosomiasis is transmitted when flukes infect freshwater snails.
- liver fluke
- flukes and tapeworms
- common liver fluke
They would come back with whipworm, roundworm, liver fluke.
- They would come back with whipworm, roundworm, liver fluke.
Examples
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Liver flukes can cause serious health problems in infected animals.
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Infection occurs when the free-swimming larvae of the blood fluke, called cercariae, come into contact with and penetrate the skin of a traveler either swimming or wading in water.
Academic text (2012) -
What does a blood fluke do to a human?
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- Could be liver fluke cysts.
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The fluke exploits at least two different types of hosts during its life cycle.
Academic text (2000) -
I was amazed and scared when I learned about blood flukes and how long they could be in my body.
Blog text (34) -
The common liver fluke, F. hepatica, is a trematode and is widely distributed throughout the world.
Academic text (2014) -
With the warming came greater numbers of parasites such as winter ticks and liver flukes.
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The doctor explained how the fluke attaches itself to the host's liver.
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In the study, researchers found that the fluke larvae were present in the bloodstream of infected fish.
Synonyms
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A small worm that lives in the liver of animals and people
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A small worm that lives in people's blood and causes schistosomiasis
A flat parasite with suckers that lives in animals or people
A flatworm that lives as a parasite and uses suckers to attach to a host
Parasitic flatworms called flukes that live inside the organs of animals with backbones
A flat worm that lives in the liver of farm animals and sometimes people and causes liver disease
A worm that lives in the liver of animals, including humans
A small worm that lives in people's blood and causes a serious illness
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fluke for the parasitic flatworm names its flat shape; a helpful way to remember it is to picture a flat 'leaf' or 'flap' that sticks to a host.