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antifilarial

antifilarial adjective: that counters filaria.

Adjective

antifilarial (not comparable)

  1. That counters filaria
    • 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.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, →DOI

Noun

antifilarial (plural antifilarials)

  1. Such a drug

Forms of antifilarial

pluralantifilarials

Origin of antifilarial

From anti- + filarial.

Words that rhyme with antifilarial

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Questions about antifilarial

What does antifilarial mean?
Antifilarial means that counters filaria.
What part of speech is antifilarial?
Antifilarial can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near antifilarial in the dictionary

  1. antifibrotics
  2. antifideism
  3. antifield
  4. antifields
  5. antifighting
  6. antifilarial
  7. antifilarials
  8. antifilibuster
  9. antifilm
  10. antifilms
  11. antifiloviral

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