n.
Pronunciation: f ə - ˌ s ē - ə - ' l ī - ə -s ə s, - ˌ s ī -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -a · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin, from Fasciola, genus of flukes + -iasis
Date: 1890
: infestation with or disease caused by liver flukes ( Fasciola hepatica or F. gigantica )