microfilaria
microfilaria (my-kroh-fil-air-iă) n. (pl. microfilariae) the slender motile embryo of certain nematodes (see filaria). Microfilariae are commonly found in the circulating blood or lymph of patients suffering an infection with any of the filarial worms.
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