filarial

American  

[fi-lair-ee-uhl] / fɪˈlɛər i əl /

adjective

1. belonging to the genus Filaria and allied genera of the family Filariidae.

2. Pathology. pertaining to or noting infection by filariae.

   filarial disease.

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Etymology

Origin of filarial

First recorded in 1880–85; filari(a) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

A patient can become infected with filarial worms through the bite of an infected mosquito, according to a report on the man’s condition, which was published in BMJ Case Reports.

From Fox News • Jan. 14, 2020

Some $60 million will go toward the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, which searches for medicines to help combat sicknesses like pediatric HIV, Chagas disease and filarial diseases.

From Forbes • Nov. 3, 2014

And sitting at the marble counter with a glass of Sancerre and a dozen Kumamotos sure worked for my darling, after a long day of PowerPoint presentations on loa loa and other revolting filarial nematodes.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2013

Some enterprising filarial worms, having worked their way up into his eyeballs, started making him blind, and he grew very gaunt and miserable.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Chapters on development, anatomy, dissection, malarial parasites, filarial disease, yellow fever.

From Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases by Doane, Rennie Wilbur