Definition of Filarial. Meaning of Filarial. Synonyms of Filarial

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Filarial. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Filarial and, of course, Filarial synonyms and on the right images related to the word Filarial.

Definition of Filarial

Filarial
Filarial Fi*la"ri*al, a. 1. (Zo["o]l. & Med.) Of, pertaining to, or caused by, filari[ae] and allied parasitic worms. 2. Straight, as if in a line; as, the filarial flight of birds.

Meaning of Filarial from wikipedia

- Filariasis is a filarial infection caused by parasitic nematodes (roundworms) spread by different vectors. They are included in the list of neglected tropical...
- within this superfamily are known as filarial worms or filariae (singular filaria). Infections with parasitic filarial worms cause disease conditions generically...
- Elephantiasis, often incorrectly called elephantitis, is the enlargement and hardening of limbs or body parts due to tissue swelling (edema). It is characterised...
- Lymphatic filariasis is a human disease caused by parasitic worms known as filarial worms. Usually acquired in childhood, it is a leading cause of permanent...
- a filarial (arthropod-borne) nematode (roundworm), transmitted by tiny blood-sucking flies called midges. Mansonella perstans is one of two filarial nematodes...
- Mansonella streptocerca (formerly Diptalonema streptocerca) is a filarial (arthropod-borne) nematode (roundworm) causing the disease streptocerciasis....
- (Chrysops spp.) or mango fly, the vectors for Loa loa. The adult Loa loa filarial worm can reach from three to seven centimetres long and migrates throughout...
- Brugia malayi is a filarial (arthropod-borne) nematode (roundworm), one of the three causative agents of lymphatic filariasis in humans. Lymphatic filariasis...
- Loa loa is a filarial (arthropod-borne) nematode (roundworm) that causes Loa loa filariasis. Loa loa actually means "worm worm", but is commonly known...
- heartworm or dog heartworm, is a parasitic roundworm that is a type of filarial worm, a small thread-like worm, and which causes dirofilariasis. It is...