Taber's Medical Dictionary
Anopheles
(ă-nof′ĕ-lēz″)
[Gr. anophelēs, harmful, useless]
A genus of mosquitoes belonging to the family Culicidae, order Diptera. It is a vector of many infectious diseases, including malaria, dengue, and filariasis.
Anopheles koliensis
A species found primarily in Indonesia and the Solomon Islands that is an important vector of malaria and filarial diseases.
Anopheles stephensi
A species found primarily on the Indian subcontinent and a vector for falciparum malaria.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Anopheles." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768685/all/Anopheles.
Anopheles. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768685/all/Anopheles. Accessed December 23, 2024.
Anopheles. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768685/all/Anopheles
Anopheles [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 23]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768685/all/Anopheles.
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