LOIASIS


Meaning of LOIASIS in English

/loh uy"euh sis/ , n. Pathol.

infestation with the parasitic eye worm, Loa loa, of the subcutaneous tissues and orbit: endemic in West Africa.

Also, loaiasis .

[ 1910-15; Lo ( a ) a worm genus + -iasis -IASIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .