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Di·ro·fi·lar·ia | \ ˌdī-(ˌ)rō-fə-ˈlar-ē-ə 
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\Medical Definition of Dirofilaria
: a genus of filarial worms of the superfamily Filarioidea that includes the heartworm (D. immitis)
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dirofilarial \ -ē-əl \ adjective
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