wuchereriasis


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wuchereriasis

 [voo″ker-e-ri´ah-sis]
infection with roundworms of the genus Wuchereria; see also filariasis.

wu·cher·e·ri·a·sis

(vū'kĕr-ē-rī'ă-sis),
Infection with worms of the genus Wuchereria.
See also: filariasis.

wuchereriasis

/wu·cher·e·ri·a·sis/ (voo″ker-e-ri´ah-sis) infestation with species of Wuchereria.

wu·cher·e·ri·a·sis

(vū'kĕr-ē-rī'ă-sis)
Infection with worms of the genus Wuchereria.
See also: filariasis

Wuchereriasis

Infection with parasitic worms of the genus Wuchereria . See FILARIASIS. (Otto Wucherer, 1820–73, German physician).

Wucherer,

Otto, German physician, 1820-1873.
Wuchereria bancrofti - the bancroftian filaria.
Wuchereria - genus of filarial nematodes.
wuchereriasis - infection with worms of the genus Wuchereria.