Fasciola

"Fasciola" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A genus of trematode liver flukes of the family Fasciolidae. Two species of this genus are F. hepatica and F. gigantica. The parasites are found in the liver and gallbladder and associated ducts in mammals and occasionally man. F. gigantica occurs rarely in man.

Descriptor ID	D005209
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.500.736.715.408.380
Concept/Terms	Fasciola Fasciola Fasciolas

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Fasciola".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Platyhelminths [B01.050.500.500.736]
Trematoda [B01.050.500.500.736.715]
Fasciolidae [B01.050.500.500.736.715.408]
Fasciola [B01.050.500.500.736.715.408.380]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Fasciola".

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Fasciola
Fasciola hepatica

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