Eukaryote
loa loa
lo·a lo·a
Definitions related to loa loa:
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A species of parasitic nematodes in the family Onchocercidae. The lifecycle of L. loa involves deer flies as the intermediate host and humans as the definitive host. Infestation causes loa loa filariasis (loiasis).NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any nematode parasite that can be assigned to the species Loa loa.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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