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Microfilariae

The larvae and infective form of filarial worms.

Mentioned in: Filariasis

microfilaria

[mī′krōfiler′ē·ə] pl. microfilariae

Etymology: Gk, mikros + L, filum, thread

the prelarval form of any filarial worm. Certain blood-sucking insects ingest these forms from an infected host, and the microfilariae then develop in the body of the insect and become infective larvae. See also filariasis, loiasis, onchocerciasis, Wuchereria.

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