LUNG FLUKE


Meaning of LUNG FLUKE in English

noun

: a fluke invading the lungs ; especially : an Old World form ( Paragonimus westermanii or P. kellicotti ) attacking man and producing lesions that are comparable to those of tuberculosis and that are acquired by eating inadequately cooked freshwater crustaceans which act as intermediate hosts

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