"Fasciola hepatica" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of helminth commonly called the sheep liver fluke. It occurs in the biliary passages, liver, and gallbladder during various stages of development. Snails and aquatic vegetation are the intermediate hosts. Occasionally seen in man, it is most common in sheep and cattle.
| Descriptor ID |
D005210
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.736.715.408.380.420
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| Concept/Terms |
Fasciola hepatica- Fasciola hepatica
- Fasciola hepaticas
- hepatica, Fasciola
- hepaticas, Fasciola
- Liver Fluke
- Fluke, Liver
- Flukes, Liver
- Liver Flukes
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