mansonelliasis
[ măn′sə-nĕl-ī′ə-sĭs ]
n.
Infection with a species of filarial worms of the genus Mansonella, transmitted by biting midges of the genus Culicoides; the adult worms live in the serous cavities, especially the peritoneal cavity, in mesenteric and perivisceral adipose tissue, and in the skin.
Words nearby mansonelliasis
microspherocytosis, microsphygmy, microsplenia, microsporangium, microspore, mansonelliasis, microsporogenesis, microsporophyll, microsporum, microstat, microstate
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