English

Noun

filariasis ‎(countable and uncountable, plural filariases)

1. A disease common in tropical and subtropical countries resulting from infestation of the lymphatic system with nematode worms of the superfamily Filarioidea, transmitted by mosquitoes: characterised by inflammation.

Hypernyms

• helminthiasis

Hyponyms

• lymphatic filariasis caused by Wuchereria bancrofti (Bancroftian filariasis), Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori.
• subcutaneous filariasis caused by Loa loa (eye worm, Loa loa filariasis), Mansonella streptocerca, and Onchocerca volvulus (river blindness)
• serous cavity filariasis caused by Mansonella perstans and Mansonella ozzardi

Translations

See also

• elephantiasis

Spanish

Noun

filariasis f ‎(uncountable)

1. filariasis