Loa (disambiguation) — Loa can refer to:* Loa, the spirits of the Vodoun religion practiced in Haiti * Loa (comics), a comic book character * Loa (Spanish play), an introductory theatrical piece * Loa Falkman, a Swedish singer and actor * Loa loa filaria, a worm which… … Wikipedia
Loa loa filariasis — Infobox Disease Name = Loa loa Caption = Loa loa microfilaria. Source: Arcari et al. DiseasesDB = 7576 ICD10 = ICD10|B|74|3|b|65 ICD9 = ICD9|125.2 ICDO = eMedicineSubj = derm eMedicineTopic = 888 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|med|794 MeshID =… … Wikipedia
Filaria — Former genus of nematodes now classified in several genera and species of the family Onchocercidae; e.g., Wuchereria bancrofti (F. bancrofti, F. diurna, or F. nocturna), Brugia malayi (F. malaya), Onchocerca volvulus (F. volvulus), Mansonella… … Medical dictionary
LOA — Abbreviation for left occipitoanterior position. * * * leave of absence; Leber optic atrophy; left occipitoanterior [fetal position] * * * Loa lō ə n a genus of African filarial worms of the family Dipetalonematidae that infect the subcutaneous… … Medical dictionary
filaria — Common name for nematodes of the family Onchocercidae, which live as adults in the blood, tissue fluids, tissues, or body cavities of many vertebrates. The females lay partially embryonated eggs, the embryos uncoil and circulate in blood or… … Medical dictionary
Loa — n. a genus of parasitic nematode worms (see filaria). The adult eye worm, L. loa, lives within the tissues beneath the skin, where it causes inflammation and swelling (see loiasis). The motile embryos, present in the blood during the day, may be… … The new mediacal dictionary
filaria — n.; pl. filariae any of the long threadlike nematode worms that, as adults, are parasites of human connective and lymphatic tissues capable of causing disease. They include the genera Brugia, Loa, Onchocerca, and Wuchereria. Filariae differ from… … The new mediacal dictionary
Филярия (Filaria, Множ. Fllariae) — любой представитель длинных нитевидных нематод, которые, как и их взрослые особи, паразитируют в соединительной и лимфоидной ткани человека и могут вызвать у него различные заболевания. К ним относятся представители рода Brugia, Loa, Onchocerca и … Медицинские термины
Loas — can refer to: * LoaS, or Linux On A Stick [http://www.linuxonastick.com/?L=about] Loa can refer to:* loa, or Life of Agony, a a New York hardcore/hard rock band * Loa loa filaria, a worm which causes loa loa filariasis * Loa, Utah * Loa Falkman,… … Wikipedia
List of tautonyms — The following is a list of tautonyms: taxonomic names in which the genus and species names are the same. These are allowed in zoology, but not in botany, where the genus and species names must differ (though differences as small as one letter are … Wikipedia
