Opisthorchis

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Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind, at the back”) +‎ ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”).

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Opisthorchis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Opisthorchiidae – trematode worms including parasites of the human liver acquired especially by eating raw or undercooked infected freshwater fish.

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