Myiasis Definition
mīə-sĭs, mī-īə-sĭs
myiases
noun
Infestation of a body area or cavity by fly maggots.
Webster's New World
A disease resulting from infestation of tissue by fly larvae.
American Heritage Medicine
Other Word Forms of Myiasis
Noun
Singular:
myiasis
Plural:
myiasesOrigin of Myiasis
Greek muia, mūa fly –iasis
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek μυῖα (muia, “fly").
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