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filarial, a.|fɪˈlɛərɪəl|
[f. mod.L. fīlāri-a, f. fīl-um thread + -al1.]
Of or pertaining to the genus Filaria of parasitic worms. filarial periodicity (see quot.).
1881Athenæum 5 Feb. 203/3 A paper by Dr. Manson, ‘On the Periodicity of Filarial Migration to and from the Circulation,’ was communicated by Dr. Cobbold. 1883B. W. Richardson Prev. Med. vii. 788 In the filarial disease the filarial embryos are found in the blood of the person affected by them. 1884Syd. Soc. Lex., F. periodicity, Cobbold's term for the phenomena of the periodical daily appearance, in the blood, of the embryos of the Filaria sanguinis hominis during the night or the hours of sleep, and their absence during the daytime or the hours of waking. |