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World English Dictionary
microfilaria (ˌmaɪkrəʊfɪˈlɛərɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -iae | |
| zoology the early larval stage of certain parasitic nematodes (filariae), found in the blood of infected individuals | |
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Microfilaria
has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
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Medical Dictionary
microfilaria mi·cro·fi·lar·i·a (mī'krō-fə-lâr'ē-ə)
n. pl. mi·cro·fi·lar·i·ae (-ē-ē')
The minute larval form of a filarial worm.
mi'cro·fi·lar'i·al adj.
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