| Brug's filariasis | Infection with filarial organism Brugia malayi, which causes adenitis, fever, lymphangitis, and sometimes elephantiasis; occurs primarily in southeast Asia, India, Indonesia, China, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| filaria | <zoology> A genus of slender, nematode worms of many species, parasitic in various animals. See: Guinea worm. Origin: NL, fr. L. Filum a thread. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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