Bancroftian filariasis

noun

Ban·​croft·​i·​an filariasis ˈban-ˌkrȯf-tē-ən-, ˈbaŋ- 

variants or Bancroft's filariasis

-ˌkrȯf(t)s- 

: filariasis caused by a slender white filaria of the genus Wuchereria (W. bancrofti) that is transmitted in larval form by mosquitoes, lives in lymph vessels and lymphoid tissues periodically shedding larvae into the peripheral bloodstream, and often causes elephantiasis by blocking lymphatic drainage