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maggot therapy

maggot therapy noun: a type of biotherapy in which live, disinfected maggots are introduced into the wound of a human or animal to clean out the necrotic tissue therein.

Noun

maggot therapy (uncountable)

  1. A type of biotherapy in which live, disinfected maggots are introduced into the wound of a human or animal to clean out the necrotic tissue therein.

Questions about maggot therapy

What does maggot therapy mean?
Maggot therapy means a type of biotherapy in which live, disinfected maggots are introduced into the wound of a human or animal to clean out the necrotic tissue therein.
What part of speech is maggot therapy?
Maggot therapy is a noun.

Words near maggot therapy in the dictionary

  1. Maggittis
  2. maggot
  3. maggot bag
  4. maggot bags
  5. maggot cheese
  6. maggot therapy
  7. maggot-pated
  8. maggot-pie
  9. maggot-pies
  10. maggoted
  11. maggotier

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