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Bancroft filariasis Bancroft filariasis (ban'kroft?, bang') [Joseph Bancroft, Brit. physician, 1836–1894] A filarial infection caused by Wuchereria bancrofti. See: elephantiasisBancroft, Sir Joseph, English physician in Australia, 1836-1894. Bancroft filariasis - nematode which lives in body tissues and cavities; upon death of adult worm, granulomatous inflammation and permanent fibrosis develop. |