fasciolopsiasis

[ fas-ee-oh-lop-sahy-uh-sis, fuh-see-uh-, -sahy- ]

noun

1. a parasitic disease caused by flukes of the genus Fasciolopsis and characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea: common in South, Southeast, and East Asia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fasciolopsiasis¹

First recorded in 1885–90; from New Latin Fasciolops ( is ), a genus name (equivalent to Latin fasciol ( a ) “band, ribbon” (diminutive of fascia “bandage”) + -opsis -opsis ) + -iasis