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myiasis

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | 227 words | Copyright

myiasis (my-ă-sis) n. an infestation of a living organ or tissue by maggots. Treatment of external myiases involves the destruction and removal of maggots followed by the application of antibiotics to wounds and lesions.

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