Phlebotomus
(flĕ-bot′ŏ-mŭs)
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[L. phlebotomus fr gr. phlebotomos, vein-cutting]
A genus of insects of the family Psychodidae, order Diptera. They are bloodsucking insects that transmit various forms of leishmaniasis, sandfly (pappataci) fever, and Oroya fever.
SYN: SEE: sandfly
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Phlebotomus." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730411/all/Phlebotomus.
Phlebotomus. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730411/all/Phlebotomus. Accessed December 10, 2024.
Phlebotomus. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730411/all/Phlebotomus
Phlebotomus [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 10]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730411/all/Phlebotomus.
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