loiasis

[ loh-ahy-uh-sis ]
/ loʊˈaɪ ə sɪs /

noun Pathology.

infestation with the parasitic eye worm, Loa loa, of the subcutaneous tissues and orbit: endemic in West Africa.
Also loaiasis.

Origin of loiasis

1910–15; < New Latin, equivalent to Lo(a) a worm genus + -iasis -iasis

Words nearby loiasis

Medical definitions for loiasis

loiasis
[ lō-īə-sĭs ]

n.

A chronic disease caused by infestation of the subcutaneous connective tissue of the body with the worm Loa loa and characterized by hyperemia, exudation of fluid, and a creeping sensation in the tissues with intense itching.