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filarial

[ fi-lair-ee-uhl ]

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of filarial1

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

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