Medical Dictionary

Dirofilaria

noun Di·ro·fi·lar·ia \ˌdī-(ˌ)rō-fə-ˈlar-ē-ə\

Medical Definition of DIROFILARIA

:  a genus of filarial worms of the superfamily Filarioidea that includes the heartworm (D. immitis)
di·ro·fi·lar·i·al \-ē-əl\ adjective

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