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FILARIASIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("filariasis" is a kind of...):
disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)