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my·ia·sis

(mī′ə-sĭs, mī-ī′ə-sĭs)

n. pl. my·ia·ses (mī′ə-sēz′)

1. Infestation of tissue by fly larvae.

2. A disease resulting from infestation of tissue by fly larvae.

[Greek muia, mūa, fly + -iasis.]

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myiasis

(ˈmaɪəsɪs)

n, pl -ses (-ˌsiːz)

1. (Pathology) infestation of the body by the larvae of flies

2. (Pathology) any disease resulting from such infestation

[C19: New Latin, from Greek muia a fly]

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my•ia•sis

(ˈmaɪ ə sɪs)

n., pl. -ses (-ˌsiz)

any disease that results from the infestation of tissues or cavities of the body by larvae of flies.

[1830–40; < Greek myî(a) fly + -asis]

myiasis

any disease resulting from infestation of the body tissues or cavities by flies.

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myiasis - infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation

infestation - the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites

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