Loa loa
Translingual
.jpg.webp)
Microfilaria of a Loa loa
Etymology
From an African language, literally “worm worm”.
Proper noun
- A taxonomic species within the family Onchocercidae – a filarial nematode capable of causing filariasis (loiasis), characteristically in the eyes.
Further reading
Loa loa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Loa loa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Loa loa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Loa loa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- List of sequenced animal genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.