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:
myiases

Origin of Myiasis

  • Greek muia, mūa fly –iasis

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek μυῖα (muia, “fly").

    From Wiktionary

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