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MACROFILARIA [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parasitoses
  • The Skin
DEF

Adult female worm [of Onchocerca volvulus], 40-45 cm long, which lodges in nodules, under the skin of infected humans, [and which] can also be found free in subcutaneous tissue.

OBS

Plural: macrofilariae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parasitoses
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

Ver adulte femelle mesurant 40 à 45 cm et que l'on retrouve dans les nodules des personnes atteintes d'onchocercose ou dans les tissus sous-cutanés.

Spanish

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