myiasis

noun

my·​ia·​sis mī-ˈī-ə-səs 

mē-

plural myiases mī-ˈī-ə-ˌsēz 

mē-

: infestation with fly maggots

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

And that’s a common enough problem that there’s a medical term for maggot infestation: myiasis, reported throughout human history, including in the eyes and rectum. —National Geographic, 14 Feb. 2017

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek myia fly — more at midge

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

myiasis

noun

my·​ia·​sis mī-ˈī-ə-səs  mē- 

plural myiases -ˌsēz 

: infestation with fly maggots