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pseudomyiasis

pseudomyiasis noun: the presence of fly larvae in the body but without a true infestation, for example when larvae have been ingested with food.

Noun

pseudomyiasis (uncountable)

  1. The presence of fly larvae in the body but without a true infestation, for example when larvae have been ingested with food.

Origin of pseudomyiasis

pseudo- + myiasis

Questions about pseudomyiasis

What does pseudomyiasis mean?
Pseudomyiasis means the presence of fly larvae in the body but without a true infestation, for example when larvae have been ingested with food.
What part of speech is pseudomyiasis?
Pseudomyiasis is a noun.

Words near pseudomyiasis in the dictionary

  1. pseudomycetoma
  2. pseudomycin
  3. pseudomycins
  4. pseudomycosis
  5. pseudomycotic
  6. pseudomyiasis
  7. pseudomyopia
  8. pseudomyotonia
  9. pseudomyotonias
  10. pseudomyotonic
  11. pseudomystical

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