Dirofilaria

Dirofilaria

 [di″ro-fĭ-lar´e-ah]

a genus of nematode parasites of the superfamily Filarioidea. D. im´mitis is common in dogs.

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Dirofilaria

(dī'rō-fi-lā'rē-ă),

A genus of filaria (family Onchocercidae, superfamily Filarioidea); Dirofilaria species are usually found in mammals other than humans, but rare examples of human infection are known, as by Dirofilaria immitis.

[L. dirus, dread, + filum, thread]

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