Dermatobia

Dermatobia definition - medical

Der·ma·to·bi·a (dûrˌmə-tōˈbē-ə)

noun
A genus of botflies, one species of which has larvae that develop in boil-like cysts in the skin of humans, many domestic animals, and some fowl.

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