Definition of Dermatobia hominis

1. Noun. Large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals.

Exact synonyms: Human Botfly
Generic synonyms: Botfly
Group relationships: Dermatobia, Genus Dermatobia

Medical Definition of Dermatobia hominis

1. A large, blue, brown-winged species whose larvae develop in open boil-like lesions in the skin of humans, many domestic animals, and some fowl. It is a very serious and damaging cattle parasite and frequently attacks small children in Central and South America. Its eggs are laid on the legs or abdomen of another insect, such as the mosquito; the eggs later hatch, when stimulated by warmth or other factors, to release the botfly larvae on the skin of the mosquito's bloodmeal host, and the larvae quickly invade the skin to initiate myiasis. Synonym: Dermatobia cyaniventris, human botfly, skin botflies, warble botfly. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dermatobia Hominis

dermatitis pediculoides ventricosus
dermatitis repens
dermatitis simplex
dermatitis vegetans
dermatitis venenata
dermatitis verrucosa
dermato-
dermatoalloplasty
dermatoarthritis
dermatoautoplasty
Dermatobia
Dermatobia
dermatobiasis
Dermatobia cyaniventris
Dermatobia hominis
Dermatobia hominis
dermatocellulitis
dermatochalasis
dermatoconiosis
dermatocyst
dermatodynia
dermatofibroma
dermatofibrosarcoma
dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
dermatofibrosis lenticularis disseminata
dermatogen
dermatogen
dermatogenic torticollis
dermatogens
dermatoglyphic

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