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Meaning of "myiasis" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MYIASIS

New Latin, from Greek muia a fly.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MYIASIS

ˈmaɪəsɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MYIASIS

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Myiasis is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MYIASIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Myiasis

Myiasis is the parasitic infestation of the body of a live mammal by fly larvae that grow inside the host while feeding on its tissue. Although flies are most commonly attracted to open wounds and urine- or feces-soaked fur, some species can create an infestation even on unbroken skin and have even been known to use moist soil and non-myiatic flies as vector agents for their parasitic larvae. Colloquialisms for myiasis include flystrike and blowfly strike, and the victim or the tissue may be described as fly-blown. The name of the condition derives from ancient Greek μυῖα, meaning "fly". Because some animals cannot react as effectively as humans to the causes and effects of myiasis, such infestations present a severe and continuing problem for livestock industries worldwide, causing severe economic losses where they are not mitigated by human action. Although typically a far greater issue for animals, myiasis is also a relatively frequent affliction of humans in rural tropical regions where myiatic flies thrive, and often may require medical attention to surgically remove the parasites.

Definition of myiasis in the English dictionary

The definition of myiasis in the dictionary is infestation of the body by the larvae of flies. Other definition of myiasis is any disease resulting from such infestation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MYIASIS

amebiasis · amoebiasis · anchylostomiasis · ancylostomiasis · ankylostomiasis · ascariasis · bonamiasis · candidiasis · diocese · elephantiasis · giardiasis · hypochondriasis · leishmaniasis · mydriasis · onchocerciasis · psoriasis · schistosomiasis · strongyloidiasis · trypanosomiasis · urolithiasis

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MYIASIS

myeloma · myelomata · myelomatoid · myelomatous · myelon · myelopathic · myelopathy · Myers · mygale · myiases · myiophilous · myiophily · Mykonos · Mylae · mylar · mylodon · mylohyoid · mylonite · mylonitic · mylonitisation

WORDS THAT END LIKE MYIASIS

acariasis · American trypanosomiasis · babesiasis · basis · bilharziasis · cholelithiasis · enterobiasis · fascioliasis · helminthiasis · lithiasis · moniliasis · oxyuriasis · pityriasis · satyriasis · South American trypanosomiasis · taeniasis · teniasis · toxocariasis · trichiasis · trichomoniasis · trichuriasis

Synonyms and antonyms of myiasis in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «myiasis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MYIASIS

Find out the translation of myiasis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of myiasis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «myiasis» in English.
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蝇蛆病
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miasis
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myiasis
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myiasis
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النغف
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myiasis
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miíase
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myiasis
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myiases
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Myiasis
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myiasis
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ハエ蛆症
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구더기 증
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Myiasis
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myiasis
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ஈப் புண்
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मायियासिस
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myiasis
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myiasis
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Muszyca
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myiasis
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miazei
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μυΐασης
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brommerinfeksie
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myiasis
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larver
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Trends of use of myiasis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MYIASIS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about myiasis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MYIASIS»

Discover the use of myiasis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to myiasis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Infectious Diseases and Arthropods
The condition of fly maggots infesting the tissues of people or animals is referred to as myiasis. Specific cases of myiasis are clinically defined by the affected areas(s) involved. For example, there may be traumatic (wound), gastric, rectal, ...
Jerome Goddard, 2009
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Oxford Textbook of Medicine
Myiasis Myiasis is the infestation of living animals by the larvae of flies (Diptera). Useful schemes of classification of myiasis include those based on the anatomical site (dermal, subdermal, wound, nasopharyngeal, orbital, ophthalmic, aural, ...
D. A. Warrell, Timothy M. Cox, John D. Firth, 2003
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Diseases of the Eye and Skin: A Color Atlas
Myiasis Myiasis represents infestation of any body tissue by the larvae (maggots) of flies. Myiasis is divided into: 1. Cutaneous myiasis. Cutaneous myiasis represents infestation of the skin through deposition of larvae or ova into existing ulcers ...
H. Bruce Ostler, 2004
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Diagnostic Pathology of Parasitic Infections with Clinical ...
Myiasis. A large group of insects (arthropods with three pairs of legs and usually wings), classified under the suborder Cyclorrhapha, comprise most of the organisms commonly known as flies. In general, flies have a worldwide distribution and ...
Yezid Gutierrez, 2000
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Physician's Guide to Arthropods of Medical Importance, Sixth ...
A. Intentional Myiasis (Maggot Therapy) Physicians occasionally utilize fly maggots (primarily blow fly larvae) for debridement of wounds and ulcers both in the United States and internationally.3–5 Historically, maggot therapy was commonly ...
Jerome Goddard, 2012
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Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Internationally recognized editors Mullen and Durden surpass the competition by including extensive coverage of both medical and veterinary entomological importance. * Follows in the tradition of Herm's Medical and Veterinary Entomology * ...
Gary R. Mullen, Lance A. Durden, 2009
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Medical Entomology: A Textbook on Public Health and ...
A Textbook on Public Health and Veterinary Problems Caused by Arthropods B.F. Eldridge, J.D. Edman, John Edman. but has become an important wool maggot in Australia since the introduction of sheep. Urinary Myiasis Urinary myiasis ...
B.F. Eldridge, J.D. Edman, John Edman, 2003
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Public Health Significance of Urban Pests
The classification of myiasis may be based on the separation of myiasis- producing Diptera into the groups that produce accidental, facultative, or obligatory myiasis. Accidental myiasis is most often the result of ingestion of food contaminated ...
Xavier Bonnefoy, Helge Kampen, Kevin Sweeney, 2008
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A Dictionary of Entomology
MYIASIS Noun. (Greek, myia = fly; -iasis = suffix for names of diseases. Pl., Myiases.) The infestation of living vertebrates (including humans) with Diptera larvae which feed on the vertebrate's tissue (healthy or necrotic), fluids (blood or other ...
Gordon Gordh, David Headrick, 2001
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Dermatology
Tsetse Flies These tiny creatures make vast areas of Africa almost uninhabitable as they are responsible for transmitting sleeping sickness or African trypanosomiasis. Myiasis Etiology and Pathogenesis. Myiasis is the presence of fly larvae in ...
Otto Braun-Falco, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MYIASIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term myiasis is used in the context of the following news items.
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You Can Use Bacon Grease To Remove Botflies
If you've never heard of botfly infections—scientifically called furuncular myiasis—consider yourself lucky. (Also, if you're reading this while ... «Outside Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Breakthrough brings hope
... live on the skin of sheep and invade open wounds, where they feed on tissue and cause severe skin disease, known as myiasis or flystrike. «The Age, Jul 15»
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BUGMAN: Flies and Fly Traps
They have been known to enter the urinary tract of naked sleeping persons and causing urinary myiasis. To prevent these flies from appearing, ... «Cibola County Beacon, Jul 15»
4
Researchers Sequence Genome of the Australian Sheep Blowfly
... live on the skin of sheep and invade open wounds, where they feed on tissue and cause severe skin disease, known as myiasis or flystrike. «Entomology Today, Jun 15»
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Blowfly Genome Provides Clues for Curbing Flystrike Infections
Blowflies can create both serious financial burdens and animal welfare issues, causing a disease called myiasis, or flystrike, in which blowfly ... «GenomeWeb, Jun 15»
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#NPRreads: Why Black Leadership Didn't Matter In Baltimore
Anne Sparrow's story reveals a cruel new low with devastating effects: the return of diseases like hepatitis A and Myiasis—a maggot-ridden ... «NPR, May 15»
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Syria: Death from Assad's Chlorine
Myiasis—a maggot-ridden wound infection associated with lack of water—appeared in Ghouta last year, at the same time as a water cutoff. «The New York Review of Books, Apr 15»
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Man saved by maggot infestation in his head
Dr Nguyen Duc Anh, a neurosurgeon who treated the patient, commented that it was unusual for myiasis to be found in a human head. «AsiaOne, Apr 15»
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VIDEO: Doctors find over 100 maggots living inside man's nose
It took four days to treat the nasal myiasis with local application of saline solution and daily removal of larvae, guided with the use of nasal ... «Yorkshire Standard, Mar 15»
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HIV-Positive Man With 7-Day Nosebleed Has Over 100 Maggots …
Doctors suspect the patient's onset of nasal myiasis was a result of a nasal inverted papilloma, a tumor he had removed from his sinuses five ... «Medical Daily, Mar 15»
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