Phlebotomus
- A genus of very small bloodsucking sandflies of the subfamily Phlebotominae, family Psychodidae. [phlebo- + G. tomos, cutting]- P. flaviscutellatus SYN: Lutzomyia flaviscutellata.- P. papatasii transmitter of the virus of p. fever; also a vector of Leishmania tropica in the Mediterranean area.- P. verrucarum a form found in Peru that transmits Bartonella organisms, the causal agent of Oroya fever.
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phle·bot·o·mus fli-'bät-ə-məs n1) cap a genus of small bloodsucking sand flies (family Psychodidae) including one (P. papatasii) that is the carrier of sandfly fever and others suspected of carrying other human disease* * *
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Phle·bot·o·mus (flə-botґə-məs) [phlebo- + Gr. tomos a cutting] a genus of small, bloodsucking sandflies of the family Psychodidae; many species are vectors of disease-causing organisms.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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Phlebotomus — Phlébotome … Wikipédia en Français
Phlebotomus — ? Phlebotomus Самка Phlebotomus papatasi. Научная классификация … Википедия
Phlebotomus — Phlébotome … Wikipédia en Français
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 — Phlebotomus … Wikipedia Español
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 — Phle|bo|to|mus der; , ...mi <aus gleichbed. nlat. phlebotomus zu ↑phlebo... u. gr. tomós »schneidend«, dies zu témnein »schneiden«> Gattung von Sandmücken, die gefährliche Infektionskrankheiten (z. B. Kala Azar) auf den Menschen übertragen… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
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
Phlebotomus — (флеботомус) род кровососущих москитов сем. Phlebotomidae, отр. Diptera; включает переносчиков возбудителей флеботомной лихорадки, лейшманиозов, бартонеллеза … Большой медицинский словарь
Phlebotomus — Phlebo̱|tomus [↑phlebo... u. gr. τομος = schneidend] m; , (Arten:) ...mi: Gattung von Sandmücken, die gefährliche Infektionskrankheiten (z. B. ↑Kala Azar, ↑Oroyafieber) auf den Menschen übertragen können (Zool.) … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
