/fas'ee oh lop suy"euh sis, feuh see'euh-, -suy'-/ , n.
a parasitic disease caused by flukes of the genus Fasciolopsis and characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea: common in the Far East.
[ 1885-90; Fasciolops ( is ) genus name (equiv. to L fasciol ( a ) band, ribbon (dim. of fascia bandage) + -opsis -OPSIS) + -IASIS ]