Microfilaria Definition

mīkrə-fə-lârē-ə
microfilariae
noun
The minute larval form of a filarial worm.
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Other Word Forms of Microfilaria

Noun

Singular:
microfilaria
Plural:
microfilariae

Microfilaria Sentence Examples

  • Microfilaria nocturna swarmed in the blood at night-time and disappeared from the peripheral circulation during the day, hiding away in the large vessels at the base of the lungs and of the heart.

  • They, however, show no periodicity, and are found continuously both by day and by night; and their larval forms are termed Microfilaria perstans.

  • A third form, Microfilaria diurna, is found in the larval stage in blood, but only in the daytime.

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Words Starting With

MMIMIC

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AIARIA

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