- phlebotomus fly
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Medical dictionary. 2011.
phlebotomus fly
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Phlebotomus — Taxobox name = Phlebotomus image width = 240px image caption = A male Phlebotomus fly regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo =… … Wikipedia
phlebotomus fever — noun : a virus disease of brief duration characterized by fever, headache, pain in the eyes, malaise, and leukopenia and transmitted by the bite of a sand fly (Phlebotomus papatasii) called also sand fly fever * * * /fleuh bot euh meuhs/, Pathol … Useful english dictionary
Phlebotomus — noun small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths • Syn: ↑genus Phlebotomus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Psychodidae, ↑family Psychodidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Phlebotomus papatasii — noun any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis • Syn: ↑sand fly, ↑sandfly • Hypernyms: ↑gnat • Member Holonyms: ↑Phlebotomus, ↑genus Phlebotomus … Useful english dictionary
Phlebotomus — A genus of very small bloodsucking sandflies of the subfamily Phlebotominae, family Psychodidae. [phlebo + G. tomos, cutting] P. argentipes the vector of kala azar in India. P. chinensis the vector of kala azar in China. P. flaviscutellatus SYN:… … Medical dictionary
phlebotomus — noun a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii • Syn: ↑sandfly fever, ↑pappataci fever • Hypernyms: ↑disease … Useful english dictionary
sand fly — noun any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis • Syn: ↑sandfly, ↑Phlebotomus papatasii • Hypernyms: ↑gnat • Member Holonyms: ↑Phlebotomus, ↑genus Phlebotomus … Useful english dictionary
sand fly — n. 1. BITING MIDGE 2. any of various other biting dipterous flies (family Psychodidae) that may transmit various diseases * * * Any of several species in the dipteran family Phlebotomidae (sometimes considered part of the family Psychodidae) with … Universalium
genus Phlebotomus — noun small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths • Syn: ↑Phlebotomus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Psychodidae, ↑family Psychodidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sand fly — n any of various small biting dipteran flies (families Psychodidae, Simuliidae, and Ceratopogonidae) esp any fly of the genus Phlebotomus * * * see sandfly … Medical dictionary
