Home › Words › D › dirofilariasisdirofilariasisdirofilariasis · noun — infection by parasites in the Dirofilaria genus.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom translingual Dirofilaria + -asis.nounInfection by parasites in the Dirofilaria genus.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dirofilaria 78% match — Any nematode of the genus Dirofilaria. vs dirofilariasis →dirofilarial 77% match — Of or relating to the Dirofilaria, a genus of nematodes. vs dirofilariasis →parafiliariosis 72% match — infection with nematodes of the genus Parafilaria vs dirofilariasis →filariad 67% match — Any nematode of the genus Filaria. vs dirofilariasis →microfilaremia 67% match — infection of the blood with microfilariae vs dirofilariasis →dipylidiasis 66% match — infection with the cestodes of the genus Dipylidium. vs dirofilariasis →angiostrongyliasis 66% match — A parasitic infection that can infect humans when they eat contaminated raw snails/slugs or unwashed produce and may cause eosinophilic meningitis. vs dirofilariasis →angiostrongylosis 63% match — Infection (principally of dogs) by lungworms of the genus Angiostrongylus. vs dirofilariasis →