Spirocerca

noun
Spi·​ro·​cer·​ca | \ ˌspī-rō-ˈsər-kə How to pronounce Spirocerca (audio) \

Medical Definition of Spirocerca

: a genus of red filarial worms of the family Thelaziidae forming nodules in the walls of the digestive tract and sometimes the aorta of canines especially in warm regions