filarial in English

adjective

pertaining to a threadlike roundworm (type of parasitic worm)

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1. The Skin infection caused by filarial worms is Craw Craw Disease

2. L. loa is one of three parasitic filarial nematodes that cause subcutaneous filariasis in humans.

3. Medical definition of Craw-Craw: an itching skin disease produced by the larvae of the filarial worm causing onchocerciasis migrating in the subcutaneous tissues; broadly : onchocerciasis.

4. Calabar swelling: ( lō-ī'ă-sis ), A chronic disease caused by the filarial nematode Loa loa , with symptoms and signs first occurring approximately 3-4 years after a bite by an infected tabanid fly