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• Filaria — Fi*la ri*a, n.; pl. {filariae}. [NL., fr. L. filum a thread.] (Zo[ o]l.) a small, slender nematode worm of the family {Onchocercidae} ({Filariidae}) of many species, parasitic when adult in various animals, including man. They may live within the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• filaria — [fi ler′ē ə] n. pl. filariae [fi ler′ē ē΄] [ModL < L filum: see FILE1] any of a superfamily (Filarioidea) of threadlike, parasitic nematode worms that live in the blood and tissues of vertebrate animals: they are carried and transmitted by… …   English World dictionary

• filaria — Common name for nematodes of the family Onchocercidae, which live as adults in the blood, tissue fluids, tissues, or body cavities of many vertebrates. The females lay partially embryonated eggs, the embryos uncoil and circulate in blood or… …   Medical dictionary

• Blood film — A Blood Film or Peripheral Blood Smear is a slide made from a drop of blood, that allows the cells to be examined microscopically. Blood films are usually done to investigate hematological problems (disorders of the blood itself) and,… …   Wikipedia

• Filaria — Former genus of nematodes now classified in several genera and species of the family Onchocercidae; e.g., Wuchereria bancrofti (F. bancrofti, F. diurna, or F. nocturna), Brugia malayi (F. malaya), Onchocerca volvulus (F. volvulus), Mansonella… …   Medical dictionary

• filaria — noun (plural filariae) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin filum Date: 1833 any of numerous slender filamentous nematodes (Filaria and related genera) that as adults are parasites in the blood or tissues of mammals and as larvae usually… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• filaria — n. [L. filum, thread] (NEMATODA: Secernentea) Microfilaria (Spirurida), motile embryo found in the subcutaneous tissue, blood or lymph systems of many animals and man …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• filaria — /fi lair ee euh/, n., pl. filariae / lair ee ee /. any small, threadlike roundworm of the family Filariidae and related families, carried as a larva by mosquitoes and parasitic when adult in the blood or tissues of vertebrates. [ < NL (1787),… …   Universalium

• filaria — noun A parasitic nematode worm that lives in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis …   Wiktionary

• filaria — fi•lar•i•a [[t]fɪˈlɛər i ə[/t]] n. pl. lar•i•ae [[t] ˈlɛər iˌi[/t]] ivt any small threadlike roundworm of the superfamily Filarioidea, carried by mosquitoes and parasitic when adult in the blood or tissues of vertebrates • Etymology: < NL: a… …   From formal English to slang

• filaria — /fəˈlɛəriə/ (say fuh lairreeuh) noun (plural filariae /fəˈlɛərii/ (say fuh lairreeee)) any of the slender, thread like nematode worms (family Filariidae), parasitic as adults in the blood or tissues of vertebrates, and developing as larvae in… …