FILARIAL

filarial

(adjective) related to or infested with or transmitting parasitic worms especially filaria

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

filarial (not comparable)

(medicine) Of or pertaining to the microscopic parasitic worms known as filaria, or an infestation thereof.

Straight, as if in a line.

Source: Wiktionary


Fi*la"ri*al, a.

1. (Zoöl. & Med.)

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or caused by, filariæ and allied parasitic worms.

2. Straight, as if in a line; as, the filarial flight of birds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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