distomatosis
- noun
- /ˌdɪstəˈmoʊtəˌsɪs/
- Specialized
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distomatosis
- The veterinarian diagnosed the cow with distomatosis after noticing symptoms of liver dysfunction.
Examples
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Severe cases of distomatosis can cause significant economic losses in sheep farming.
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Farmers need to monitor their livestock for signs of distomatosis to prevent serious health issues.
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Fasciolosis, also known as Fascioliasis, Distomatosis, and liver rot, is an important disease of cattle caused by trematodes, i.e.,
Academic text (2014)
Synonyms
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A health problem that harms the liver and stops it working well
An illness of the liver in animals like sheep or cattle caused by small flat worms
An illness from a small flat worm that lives in the liver of people and animals
A disease from a small flat worm that lives in the liver and damages it
A disease in sheep and cattle that damages the liver and makes them weak
A disease of sheep and cattle caused by small liver worms causing sudden death and dark skin
A disease that damages the liver
Surface Forms
Morphology
distomatosis = distoma (opaque) = distoma + osis
Formed from the technical combining form 'distoma' (a term for flukes) plus the medical suffix '-osis'; the root is specialized and unknown to average learners, so the meaning cannot be derived.
Etymology
Distomatosis comes from Greek parts di- meaning 'two', stoma meaning 'mouth', and -osis meaning 'disease'. It names the illness caused by liver flukes, parasites that have two mouth-like suckers, so the word points to the parasites' two 'mouths' and the disease they cause.