Myiasis
/maɪˈaɪ.ə.sɪs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The infestation of a living vertebrate by maggots. countable, uncountable
- 2 infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation wordnet
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μυῖα (muîa, “fly”) + -iasis.