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filaria
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Filaria
(gcide) | Filaria \Fi*la"ri*a\, n.; pl. filariae. [NL., fr. L. filum a
thread.] (Zool.)
a small, slender nematode worm of the family Onchocercidae
(Filariidae) of many species, parasitic when adult in
various animals, including man. They may live within the
blood, or in other bodily fluids, or within tissues or
cavities of the body. Infection with such organisms may be
transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods.
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Filaria
(gcide) | Filaria \Fi*la"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. filum a thread.] (Zool.)
a former genus comprised of certain nematodes, now classed as
belonging to several genera within the family
Onchocercidae. See Onchocerca and Guinea worm.
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filaria
(wn) | filaria
n 1: European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and
Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike
leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by
slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for
forage [syn: redstem storksbill, alfilaria,
alfileria, filaree, filaria, clocks, pin grass,
pin clover, Erodium cicutarium]
2: slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues
of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects |
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filarial
(encz) | filarial,vlasovcovitý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
filariasis
(encz) | filariasis,filarióza Zdeněk Brož |
Alfilaria
(gcide) | Alfilaria \Al*fil`a*ri"a\, n. (Bot.)
The pin grass (Erodium cicutarium), a weed in California.
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Filaria
(gcide) | Filaria \Fi*la"ri*a\, n.; pl. filariae. [NL., fr. L. filum a
thread.] (Zool.)
a small, slender nematode worm of the family Onchocercidae
(Filariidae) of many species, parasitic when adult in
various animals, including man. They may live within the
blood, or in other bodily fluids, or within tissues or
cavities of the body. Infection with such organisms may be
transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Filaria \Fi*la"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. filum a thread.] (Zool.)
a former genus comprised of certain nematodes, now classed as
belonging to several genera within the family
Onchocercidae. See Onchocerca and Guinea worm.
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Filaria Medinensis
(gcide) | Guinea \Guin"ea\ (g[i^]n"[-e]), n.
1. A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for
its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea
fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.
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2. A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings
sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the
issue of sovereigns in 1817.
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The guinea, so called from the Guinea gold out of
which it
was first struck, was proclaimed in 1663, and to go
for twenty shillings; but it never went for less
than twenty-one shillings. --Pinkerton.
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Guinea corn. (Bot.) See Durra.
Guinea Current (Geog.), a current in the Atlantic Ocean
setting southwardly into the Bay of Benin on the coast of
Guinea.
Guinea dropper one who cheats by dropping counterfeit
guineas. [Obs.] --Gay.
Guinea fowl, Guinea hen (Zool.), an African gallinaceous
bird, of the genus Numida, allied to the pheasants. The
common domesticated species (Numida meleagris), has a
colored fleshy horn on each aide of the head, and is of a
dark gray color, variegated with small white spots. The
crested Guinea fowl (Numida cristata) is a finer
species.
Guinea grains (Bot.), grains of Paradise, or amomum. See
Amomum.
Guinea grass (Bot.), a tall strong forage grass ({Panicum
jumentorum}) introduced. from Africa into the West Indies
and Southern United States.
Guinea-hen flower (Bot.), a liliaceous flower ({Fritillaria
Meleagris}) with petals spotted like the feathers of the
Guinea hen.
Guinea peach. See under Peach.
Guinea pepper (Bot.), the pods of the Xylopia aromatica,
a tree of the order Anonace[ae], found in tropical West
Africa. They are also sold under the name of {Piper
aethiopicum}.
Guinea plum (Bot.), the fruit of Parinarium excelsum, a
large West African tree of the order Chrysobalane[ae],
having a scarcely edible fruit somewhat resembling a plum,
which is also called gray plum and rough-skin plum.
Guinea worm (Zool.), a long and slender African nematoid
worm (Filaria Medinensis) of a white color. It lives in
the cellular tissue of man, beneath the skin, and produces
painful sores.
[1913 Webster]Dracunculus \Dra*cun"cu*lus\, n.; pl. Dracunculi. [L., dim. of
draco dragon.] (Zool.)
(a) A fish; the dragonet.
(b) The Guinea worm (Filaria medinensis).
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Filaria medinensis
(gcide) | Guinea \Guin"ea\ (g[i^]n"[-e]), n.
1. A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for
its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea
fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.
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2. A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings
sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the
issue of sovereigns in 1817.
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The guinea, so called from the Guinea gold out of
which it
was first struck, was proclaimed in 1663, and to go
for twenty shillings; but it never went for less
than twenty-one shillings. --Pinkerton.
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Guinea corn. (Bot.) See Durra.
Guinea Current (Geog.), a current in the Atlantic Ocean
setting southwardly into the Bay of Benin on the coast of
Guinea.
Guinea dropper one who cheats by dropping counterfeit
guineas. [Obs.] --Gay.
Guinea fowl, Guinea hen (Zool.), an African gallinaceous
bird, of the genus Numida, allied to the pheasants. The
common domesticated species (Numida meleagris), has a
colored fleshy horn on each aide of the head, and is of a
dark gray color, variegated with small white spots. The
crested Guinea fowl (Numida cristata) is a finer
species.
Guinea grains (Bot.), grains of Paradise, or amomum. See
Amomum.
Guinea grass (Bot.), a tall strong forage grass ({Panicum
jumentorum}) introduced. from Africa into the West Indies
and Southern United States.
Guinea-hen flower (Bot.), a liliaceous flower ({Fritillaria
Meleagris}) with petals spotted like the feathers of the
Guinea hen.
Guinea peach. See under Peach.
Guinea pepper (Bot.), the pods of the Xylopia aromatica,
a tree of the order Anonace[ae], found in tropical West
Africa. They are also sold under the name of {Piper
aethiopicum}.
Guinea plum (Bot.), the fruit of Parinarium excelsum, a
large West African tree of the order Chrysobalane[ae],
having a scarcely edible fruit somewhat resembling a plum,
which is also called gray plum and rough-skin plum.
Guinea worm (Zool.), a long and slender African nematoid
worm (Filaria Medinensis) of a white color. It lives in
the cellular tissue of man, beneath the skin, and produces
painful sores.
[1913 Webster]Dracunculus \Dra*cun"cu*lus\, n.; pl. Dracunculi. [L., dim. of
draco dragon.] (Zool.)
(a) A fish; the dragonet.
(b) The Guinea worm (Filaria medinensis).
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filariae
(gcide) | Filaria \Fi*la"ri*a\, n.; pl. filariae. [NL., fr. L. filum a
thread.] (Zool.)
a small, slender nematode worm of the family Onchocercidae
(Filariidae) of many species, parasitic when adult in
various animals, including man. They may live within the
blood, or in other bodily fluids, or within tissues or
cavities of the body. Infection with such organisms may be
transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods.
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Filarial
(gcide) | Filarial \Fi*la"ri*al\, a.
1. (Zool. & Med.) Of, pertaining to, or caused by, filari[ae]
and allied parasitic worms.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Straight, as if in a line; as, the filarial flight of
birds.
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Filariasis
(gcide) | Filariasis \Fil`a*ri"a*sis\, n. [NL.]
1. (Zool., Med.) the presence of filariae within the body of
an organism; infection with filariae. It is mostly found
in tropical and subtropical regions.
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2. (Med.) a disease caused by nematodes in the blood or
tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels.
Death of the adult worms may lead to inflammation and
permanent fibrosis; the condition may lead to serious
symptoms, such as elephantiasis or blindness. See {river
blindness}
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Pseudofilaria
(gcide) | Pseudofilaria \Pseu`do*fi*la"ri*a\, n.; pl. Pseudofilari?.
[NL. See Pseudo-, and Filaria.] (Zool.)
One of the two elongated vibratile young formed by fission of
the embryo during the development of certain Gregarin[ae].
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Strongylus filaria
(gcide) | Lungworm \Lung"worm`\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of several species of parasitic nematoid worms which
infest the lungs and air passages of cattle, sheep, and other
animals, often proving fatal. The lungworm of cattle
(Strongylus micrurus) and that of sheep ({Strongylus
filaria}) are the best known.
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alfilaria
(wn) | alfilaria
n 1: European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and
Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike
leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by
slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for
forage [syn: redstem storksbill, alfilaria,
alfileria, filaree, filaria, clocks, pin grass,
pin clover, Erodium cicutarium] |
filarial
(wn) | filarial
adj 1: related to or infested with or transmitting parasitic
worms especially filaria |
filariasis
(wn) | filariasis
n 1: a disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of
the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels |
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