microfilaria

[mahy-kroh-fi-lair-ee-uh]

mi·cro·fi·lar·i·a

[mahy-kroh-fi-lair-ee-uh]
noun, plural mi·cro·fi·lar·i·ae [-lair-ee-ee] .
the embryonic larva of the nematode parasite Filaria or of related genera, especially of those species that cause heartworm in dogs and elephantiasis in humans.

Origin:
1875–80; < Neo-Latin; see micro-, filaria
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Microfilaria has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
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.
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microfilaria (ˌmaɪkrəʊfɪˈlɛərɪə)
 
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 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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