MYIASIS

myiasis

(noun) infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

myiasis (plural myiases)

(medicine) The infestation of a living vertebrate by maggots.

Synonym: flystrike

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

5 June 2025

UNDERLAY

(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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