1. a tropical disease caused by parasitic worms (Loa loa) transmitted by biting flies, characterized by itching, swelling, and the visible movement of worms under the skin.
Usage: medical term; also called African eye worm disease

Examples

• Loiasis is endemic in parts of West and Central Africa.
• The patient developed loiasis after spending several months in a tropical region.
• Symptoms of loiasis include itching and temporary swelling of the skin.
• Doctors diagnosed loiasis when the worm was observed moving across the patient's eye.
• Loiasis is transmitted by the bite of infected Chrysops flies.