liver rot

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liver rot

Infestation with liver flukes, especially in sheep and cattle.

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Noun

liver rot - a disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products

black disease, distomatosis, sheep rot

animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings

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