👉 Phyleses is a phrase that means "a type of disease or disorder" in Wolof, a language spoken in Senegal. It's often used to describe an infectious or parasitic infection that affects the lungs and causes symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, and chest pain. The term comes from the Arabic word "phaes," which is similar to "phlebas," which means "blood vessels." So phyleses is a metaphor for a disease caused by an infection