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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 — 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 — 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

• filaria — [fɪ lɛ:rɪə] noun (plural filariae rɪi:) a thread like parasitic nematode worm which is transmitted by biting flies and mosquitoes in the tropics, causing disease. [Superfamily Filarioidea.] Derivatives filarial adjective Origin C19: from mod. L.… …   English new terms dictionary

• nematode — A common name for any roundworm of the phylum Nematoda. * * * nem·a·tode nem ə .tōd adj of or relating to the phylum Nematoda nematode n any worm of the phylum Nematoda * * * n. any one of a large group of worms having an unsegmented cylindrical… …   Medical dictionary

• nematode worm — noun unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free living but some are parasitic • Syn: ↑nematode, ↑roundworm • Hypernyms: ↑worm • Hyponyms: ↑common roundworm, ↑Ascaris …   Useful english dictionary

• Filaria — Genus of nematode worms causing elephantiasis and filariasis.Transmitted by insects …   Dictionary of molecular biology

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

• filaria — n.; pl. filariae any of the long threadlike nematode worms that, as adults, are parasites of human connective and lymphatic tissues capable of causing disease. They include the genera Brugia, Loa, Onchocerca, and Wuchereria. Filariae differ from… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• 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… …