wohlfahrtiosis

wohlfahrtiosis in Medicine

wohlfahrtiosis wohl·fahr·ti·o·sis (vōl-fär'tē-ō'sĭs)
n.
An infection of animals and humans caused by infestation with the larvae of flies of the genus Wohlfahrtia.

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