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myiasis

or my·a·sis

[mahy-uh-sis]
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noun, plural my·ia·ses [mahy-uh-seez] /ˈmaɪ əˌsiz/. Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.
  1. any disease that results from the infestation of tissues or cavities of the body by larvae of flies.
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Origin of myiasis

1830–40; < Greek myî(a) fly + -asis
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Examples from the Web for myiasis

Historical Examples

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

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology

    John. B. Smith

  • Myasis—By this term (spelled also myiasis, and myiosis), is meant parasitism by dipterous larv.

    Handbook of Medical Entomology

    William Albert Riley

British Dictionary definitions for myiasis

myiasis

noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
  1. infestation of the body by the larvae of flies
  2. any disease resulting from such infestation
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Word Origin

C19: New Latin, from Greek muia a fly
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myiasis in Medicine

myiasis

(mī′ə-sĭs, mī-ī′ə-sĭs)
n. pl. -ses (-sēz)
  1. Infestation of tissue by fly larvae.
  2. A disease resulting from such infestation.
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