fasciole Synonyms
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fasciole Meaning
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fasciole (n.)
A band of minute tubercles, bearing modified spines, on the shells of spatangoid sea urchins. See Spatangoidea.
fasciole Sentence Examples
- The fasciole is a small, flatworm parasite that can infect the livers of animals and humans.
- The fasciole is commonly found in sheep, cattle, and deer, but it can also infect humans.
- The fasciole life cycle involves two hosts, the definitive host and the intermediate host.
- The definitive host is the animal in which the adult fasciole lives and reproduces.
- The intermediate host is the animal in which the fasciole larva develops.
- The fasciole larva is known as a sporocyst.
- The sporocyst releases rediae, which develop into cercariae.
- The cercariae are released from the intermediate host and encyst on vegetation.
- The definitive host becomes infected by ingesting vegetation that contains encysted cercariae.
- The cercariae excyst in the digestive tract of the definitive host and develop into adult fascioles.
FAQs About the word fasciole
A band of minute tubercles, bearing modified spines, on the shells of spatangoid sea urchins. See Spatangoidea.
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The fasciole is a small, flatworm parasite that can infect the livers of animals and humans.
The fasciole is commonly found in sheep, cattle, and deer, but it can also infect humans.
The fasciole life cycle involves two hosts, the definitive host and the intermediate host.
The definitive host is the animal in which the adult fasciole lives and reproduces.
