Filarial

//fɪˈlɛəɹɪəl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the microscopic parasitic worms known as filaria, or an infestation thereof. not-comparable

    "The knowledge of a filarial infection of the region of the eye seems to date from the time of Magellan."

  2. 2
    Straight, as if in a line. not-comparable

    "the filarial flight of birds"

Adjective
  1. 1
    related to or infested with or transmitting parasitic worms especially filaria wordnet

Example

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"More than one billion people in 80 countries are at risk of contracting lymphatic filariasis, known as elephantiasis, which is transmitted by mosquitos infected with parasitic filarial worms. The worms lodge in the lymphatic system, causing accumulations of lymph fluid that lead to massive swellings of limbs, usually the feet."

Etymology

From filaria + -al.

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