myasis

[ mahy-uh-sis ]

noun,plural my·a·ses

[mahy-uh-seez]. /ˈmaɪ əˌsiz/. Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.

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The name of myasis has been given to the presence of these larv in a wound.
Animal Parasites and Messmates | P. J. Van Beneden
myasis—By this term (spelled also myiasis, and myiosis), is meant parasitism by dipterous larv.
Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert Riley
In the latter type these larv are sometimes the cause of the peculiar "creeping myasis."
Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert Riley
Portschinsky reports it as commonly causing subcutaneous myasis of man in Russia.
Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert Riley
Such being the case, it is small wonder that this species has been repeatedly reported as causing intestinal myasis.
Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert Riley

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