MICROFILARIA


Meaning of MICROFILARIA in English

/muy'kroh fi lair"ee euh/ , n. , pl. microfilariae /-lair"ee ee'/ .

the embryonic larva of the nematode parasite Filaria or of related genera, esp. of those species that cause heartworm in dogs and elephantiasis in humans.

[ 1875-80; ]

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