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, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768685/all/Anopheles_koliensis.
Anopheles. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768685/all/Anopheles_koliensis. Accessed October 31, 2025.
Anopheles. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768685/all/Anopheles_koliensis
Anopheles [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 October 31]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768685/all/Anopheles_koliensis.
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