filaria

/fi-lair-ee-uh/US // fɪˈlɛər i ə //UK // (fɪˈlɛərɪə) //

丝兰花,丝网膜,丝状物,丝网

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural fi·lar·i·ae [fi-lair-ee-ee]. /fɪˈlɛər iˌi/.
- : any small, threadlike roundworm of the family Filariidae and related families, carried as a larva by mosquitoes and parasitic when adult in the blood or tissues of vertebrates.

Chyluria occurs most frequently as a symptom of infection by Filaria sanguinis hominis.
It has been mistaken for Strongyloides intestinalis and for Filaria sanguinis hominis.
Hooklets and scolices of Tnia echinococcus (Fig. 55) and embryos of Filaria sanguinis hominis have been met.
The longitudinal type characterises such genera as Vibrio, Filaria, Gordius, and all the annulate animals.
The elephantiasis due to filaria is spread by the agency of mosquitoes, in whose bodies the intermediate stage is passed.