filariform
[ fə-lâr′ə-fôrm′ ]
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adj.
Resembling filariae or other types of small nematode worms.
Thin or hairlike.
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Words nearby filariform
filar, filaria, filarial, filariasis, filaricide, filariform, filariid, filasse, filate, Filatov flap, filature
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Example sentences from the Web for filariform
Some other filariform nematodes have been imperfectly described.
Parasites|T. Spencer CobboldThe young of this generation are the more slender "filariform embryos" (Fig. 111).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell ToddAs to the nematoids, which were filariform, they neither corresponded in size nor structure with my strongyle embryos.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold