liver fluke
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈlɪvər fluk/
- Specialized
:
duela del hígado
- And then snails eat the cow patties and the liver fluke larvae end up in the snail's digestive digestive tract.
- 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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He suffered from liver fluke, an incurable condition caused by a meal of undercooked escargots many years ago.
Fiction book (1996) -
The liver fluke can cause serious health issues in animals if left untreated.
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What about liver flukes and things, and bilharzia?
Fiction book (1995) -
With the warming came greater numbers of parasites such as winter ticks and liver flukes.
Academic text (2009) -
The common liver fluke, F. hepatica, is a trematode and is widely distributed throughout the world.
Academic text (2014) -
In developing countries, liver fluke (n15-n17) and chronic typhoid (n18, n19) seem to be risk factors for cancer of the extrahepatic bile duct.
Academic text (1994) -
Farmers need to watch for liver fluke infections in livestock during the wetter months.
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Infection with a liver fluke can lead to bile duct obstruction in the host.
Synonyms
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A small flat worm that lives inside animals and sometimes makes them sick
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
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning ('a parasitic flatworm that lives in the liver') is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'liver' (the organ) with 'fluke' (a parasitic flatworm): it names the type/location of the parasite. This noun+noun compounding pattern to indicate host/location for organisms is common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Liver fluke names a small, flat worm that lives in the body's liver, and fluke is a word for a flat worm. So the name means 'a worm that lives in the liver'.