gastrodisciasis /gas′trōdiskī″əsis/ [Gk, gaster + diskos, disk, eidos, form, osis, condition] , an infection of trematodes of the genus Gastrodiscoides, which are digestive tract parasites. The species G. hominis, a reddish-orange fluke averaging 1 cm in length, is endemic in the hog populations of Southeast Asia and is transmitted to humans.
