antifilarial

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ filarial.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛəɹiəl

Adjective

antifilarial (not comparable)

  1. That counters filaria
    • 2015 October 23, “Changes in Antibody Levels during and following an Episode of Acute Adenolymphangitis (ADL) among Lymphedema Patients in Léogâne, Haiti”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      Our results add to the current evidence and illustrate the importance of determining the causal role of bacterial and fungal pathogens and immunological antifilarial response in ADL episodes.

Noun

antifilarial (plural antifilarials)

  1. (medicine) Such a drug

See also

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