noun
- a parasitic roundworm that lives in the blood and tissues of vertebrates and is transmitted by biting insects
Usage: medical; zoology
Examples
- The filaria caused severe swelling in the patient’s legs.
- Mosquitoes can transmit filaria to humans through their bites.
- The doctor diagnosed the tropical disease caused by filaria.
- Filaria infections are common in certain parts of Africa and Asia.
- The microscope revealed filaria larvae in the blood sample.
- Prevention of filaria involves controlling mosquito populations.