Preferred Label : fasciolidae;
MeSH definition : A family of flukes of the class Trematoda occurring primarily in the liver of animals
and man. There are six genera: Fasciola, Fasciolopsis, Fascioloides, Tenuifasciola,
Parafasciolopsis, and Protofasciola. The adult form of Fasciolopsis occurs in the
intestines of pigs and man.;
MeSH hyponym : fascioloides; fasciolopsis; Fascioloide; Fasciolopses;
MeSH Related Number : txid27844; txid394414;
MeSH annotation : a family of trematodes; infection: coord IM with TREMATODE INFECTIONS (IM) but note
specific FASCIOL- disease terms; for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for
antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasciolidae;
UNII : txid27843;
Origin ID : D005212;
UMLS CUI : C0015653;
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A family of flukes of the class Trematoda occurring primarily in the liver of animals
and man. There are six genera: Fasciola, Fasciolopsis, Fascioloides, Tenuifasciola,
Parafasciolopsis, and Protofasciola. The adult form of Fasciolopsis occurs in the
intestines of pigs and man.