Myiasis

/maɪˈaɪ.ə.sɪs/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The infestation of a living vertebrate by maggots. countable, uncountable
  2. 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.

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