Meanings
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nounThe infestation of a living vertebrate by maggots.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekμυῖα“fly”
- Englishmyiasis
From Ancient Greek μυῖα (muîa, “fly”) + -iasis.
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Chinese Mandarin 蠅蛆症 /蝇蛆症
- 蠅蛆症 /蝇蛆症infestation of a living vertebrate with maggots
French myiase
- myiaseinfestation of a living vertebrate with maggots
German Myiasis
- Myiasisinfestation of a living vertebrate with maggots
Korean 승저증
- 승저증 (seungjeojeung)infestation of a living vertebrate with maggots
Portuguese miíase
- miíaseinfestation of a living vertebrate with maggots
Romanian miază
- miazăinfestation of a living vertebrate with maggots
Spanish miasis
- miasisinfestation of a living vertebrate with maggots
Turkish miyaz
- miyazinfestation of a living vertebrate with maggots
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“myiasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myiasis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myiasis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myiasis.
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