Taber's Medical Dictionary
gadfly
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(gad′flī″ )
A fly belonging to the family Tabanidae that lays eggs under the skin of its victim, causing swelling simulating a boil. Multiple furuncles appear with hatching of larvae.
SEE: botfly; SEE: warble
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(gad′flī″ )
A fly belonging to the family Tabanidae that lays eggs under the skin of its victim, causing swelling simulating a boil. Multiple furuncles appear with hatching of larvae.
SEE: botfly; SEE: warble
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