myiasis

American

[mahy-uh-sis] / ˈmaɪ ə sɪs /

Or myasis

noun

Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.

any disease that results from the infestation of tissues or cavities of the body by larvae of flies.

myiasis British

/ ˈmaɪəsɪs /

noun

infestation of the body by the larvae of flies
any disease resulting from such infestation

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

myiases

plural

Etymology

Origin of myiasis

1830–40; < Greek myî ( a ) fly + -asis

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Myiasis: disease or injury caused by the attack of dipterous larvae.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

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