loaiasis
noun
lo·a·i·a·sis
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variants:
or loiasis \ ˌlō-ˈī-
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plural loaiases\ -ˌsēz
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Medical Definition of loaiasis
: infestation with or disease caused by an eye worm of the genus Loa (L. loa) that migrates through the subcutaneous tissue and across the cornea of the eye — compare calabar swelling