Meanings
nounmaggot therapy (uncountable)
- uncountableA type of biotherapy in which live, disinfected maggots are introduced into the wound of a human or animal to clean out the necrotic tissue therein.
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Chinese Mandarin 蛆蟲療法 /蛆虫疗法, 蛆療法 /蛆疗法
- 蛆蟲療法 /蛆虫疗法 (qūchóng liáofǎ)type of biotherapy
- 蛆療法 /蛆疗法 (qūliáofǎ)type of biotherapy
- 蛆療 /蛆疗 (qūliáo)type of biotherapy
Finnish toukkahoito, toukkaterapia
- toukkahoitotype of biotherapy
- toukkaterapiatype of biotherapy
French asticothérapie
- asticothérapietype of biotherapy
German Madentherapie
- Madentherapietype of biotherapy
Polish larwoterapia
- larwoterapiatype of biotherapy
Portuguese terapia larval
- terapia larvaltype of biotherapy
Russian личинкотерапи́я
- личинкотерапи́я (ličinkoterapíja)type of biotherapy
Spanish terapia larval
- terapia larvaltype of biotherapy
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APA
maggot therapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maggot%20therapy
MLA
“maggot therapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maggot%20therapy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maggot therapy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maggot%20therapy.
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