Etymology

myiasis

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Today it means: The infestation of a living vertebrate by maggots. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μυῖα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμυῖα“fly”
  2. English todaymyiasis

From Ancient Greek μυῖα (muîa, “fly”) + -iasis.

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