filariasis
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Etymology
Noun
filariasis (countable and uncountable, plural filariases)
- A disease common in tropical and subtropical countries resulting from infestation of the lymphatic system with nematode worms of the superfamily Filarioidea, transmitted by mosquitoes: characterised by inflammation.
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Hyponyms
- lymphatic filariasis caused by Wuchereria bancrofti (Bancroftian filariasis), Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori.
- subcutaneous filariasis caused by Loa loa (eye worm, Loa loa filariasis), Mansonella streptocerca, and Onchocerca volvulus (river blindness)
- serous cavity filariasis caused by Mansonella perstans and Mansonella ozzardi
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Spanish
Noun
filariasis f (uncountable)
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