Wuchereria
Wuch·er·e·ria
noun \ˌwu̇k-ə-ˈrir-ē-ə\Definition of WUCHERERIA
: a genus of filarial worms of the family Dipetalonematidae including a parasite (W. bancrofti) that causes elephantiasis
Biographical Note for WUCHERERIA
Wu·cher·er \ˈvu̇ḵ-ər-ər\ , Otto Eduard Heinrich (1820–1873), German physician. Wucherer practiced medicine in London, Lisbon, and in several cities in Brazil. In 1866 he discovered hookworms in Brazil. That same year he discovered filarial worms of the genus Wuchereria (W. bancrofti) in chylous urine.
