Eukaryote
fasciolopsis buski
Definitions related to fasciolopsis buski:
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A species of parasitic tremadoda flatworms in the family Fasciolidae. The life cycle of F. buski involes snails as the intermediate host and pigs and humans as the definitive host. It is the largest intestinal fluke of humans.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any trematode parasite that can be assigned to the species Fasciolopsis buski.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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