Microfilaria

"Microfilaria" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The prelarval stage of Filarioidea in the blood and other tissues of mammals and birds. They are removed from these hosts by blood-sucking insects in which they metamorphose into mature larvae.

Descriptor ID

D008842

MeSH Number(s)

B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.470

Concept/Terms

Microfilaria

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Microfilaria".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Nematoda [B01.050.500.500.294]
Secernentea [B01.050.500.500.294.700]
Spirurida [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750]
Spirurina [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700]
Filarioidea [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300]
Microfilaria [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.470]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Microfilaria".

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