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Definition: Filariasis |
FilariasisNoun1. A disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Filariasis \Fil`a*ri"a*sis\, noun. [New Latin]. (Websters 1913) |
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Health | Infections with nematodes of the superfamily Filarioidea. The presence of living worms in the body is mainly asymptomatic but the death of adult worms leads to granulomatous inflammation and permanent fibrosis. Organisms of the genus Elaeophora infect wild elk and domestic sheep causing ischaemic necrosis of the brain, blindness, and dermatosis of the face. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The form of Filariasis most common is elephantitis (swelling in the genitals or thighs), which was the first disease discovered to be transmitted by insects. Elephantitis is caused when the parasites lodge in the lymphatic system.
In 1866, Otto Wecherer demonstrated the presence of filiria, or filiria larva, in urine. In 1871, Timoth Lewis discovered the presence of microfilaria in peripheral blood; later, in 1876, Joseph Bancroft discovered the adult form. Finally in 1878, Patrick Manson observed the development of Wechereria bancrofti in mosquitos.
Filariasis is endemic in tropical regions of Asia, Africa, Central and South America
Elephantitis affects above all the lower extremities, whereas ears, mucus membranes, and amputation stumps are rarely effected; however, it depends on the species of filaria. Wechereria bancrofti can affect the legs, arms, vuvla, breasts, while Brugia timori rarely affects the genitals.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Filariasis."
Crosswords: Filariasis |
| English words defined with "filariasis": elephantiasis. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "filariasis": Brugia, Brugia malayi ♦ Diethylcarbamazine ♦ Elephantiasis, Filarial, equine filariasis. (references) |
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 | Scrotal lymphangitis due to filariasis.Credit: CDC. |  | Inguinal lymph nodes enlarged due to filariasis.Credit: CDC. |
 | Agent of filariasis.Credit: CDC. |  | Brugia malayi, agent of filariasis. Parasite.Credit: CDC. |
 | Brugia malayi, agent of filariasis. Anterior end. Parasite.Credit: CDC. |  | Loa loai, agent of filariasis. Anterior end. Parasite.Credit: CDC. |
 | Local worker collecting Aedes mosquito larvae in Luzon, Philippines. Adult mosquitoes are vectors of parasite worms that cause filariasis.Credit: CDC. |  | Elephantiasis of leg due to filariasis. Luzon, Philippines.Credit: CDC. |
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Health | At first, most people don't know they have lymphatic filariasis. (references) | |
If the infected mosquito bites you, you can get lymphatic filariasis. (references) | ||
You need many mosquito bites over several months to years to get lymphatic filariasis. (references) | ||
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| "Filariasis" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Filariasis" is used about 10 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 10 | 111,207 |
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Expression using "filariasis": equine filariasis. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
filariasis | 29 |
lymphatic filariasis | 15 |
animal filariasis | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "filariasis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Danish | filariosis (lymphatic filariasis), filariasis (lymphatic filariasis), parafilarier hos kvæg (bovine filariasis, Parafilaria bovicola, Parafilaria bovicola infection), Brugia malayi-filariose (Malayan filariasis). (various references) | ||||||||||
Dutch | filariasis (lymphatic filariasis, Malayan filariasis). (various references) | ||||||||||
Finnish | Malesian filarioosi (Malayan filariasis), Malesian filariaasi (Malayan filariasis), lymfaattinen filariaasi (lymphatic filariasis). (various references) | ||||||||||
French | filariose (filariidosis). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Filariosis (filariidosis), Filariose (filariidosis), Filariasis (filariidosis). (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | φιλαρίαση της Μαλαισίας (Malayan filariasis), λεμφική φιλαρίαση (lymphatic filariasis). (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | filariasi (dirofilariasis, filariidosis). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ilariasisfay filariasis (filariidosis). (various references) | ||||||||||
| Words rhyming with "filariasis" (pronounced 'Fil`a*ri"a*sis'): Abiogenesis, Absis, Actinomycosis, Adenosclerosis, Adipolysis, AEsthesis, Agamogenesis, Agenesis, Agennesis, Albuminosis, Amanuensis, Amaurosis, Amitosis, Ampelopsis, Amphiarthrosis, Amphigenesis, Amylogenesis, Amylolysis, Anabasis, Anacoenosis, Anacrusis, Anadiplosis, Anaesthesis, Anagnorisis, Anamnesis, Anamorphosis, Anapophysis, Anastomosis, Anemosis, Angioneurosis, Ankylostomiasis, Antanaclasis, Anthesis, Anthracosis, Anthropomorphosis, Antimetathesis, Antiperistasis, Antiphrasis, Antiptosis, Antipyresis, Antisepsis, Antithesis, Aparithmesis, Aphaeresis, Apheresis, Aphesis, Apodosis, Aponeurosis, Apophasis, Apophysis. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-f-i-i-i-l-r-s-s" | |
-3 letters: filaria, safaris. | |
-4 letters: aaliis, assail, flairs, frails, safari. | |
-5 letters: aalii, afars, alfas, alias, alifs, arias, arils, arsis, assai, fails, fairs, farls, fiars, filar, flair, frail, frass, laari, lairs, laris, liars, liras, raias, rails, rials, sails, salsa, saris, sials, sisal. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-f-i-i-i-l-r-s-s" | |
+2 letters: familiarises. | |
+4 letters: artificialness. | |
+5 letters: ariboflavinosis. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 69 6C 61 72 69 61 73 69 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..-. .. .-.. .- .-. .. .- ... .. ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01101001 01101100 01100001 01110010 01101001 01100001 01110011 01101001 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F i l a r i a s i s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0069 006C 0061 0072 0069 0061 0073 0069 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)40757867847567857585 |
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