Taber's Medical Dictionary
Chloropidae
(klor-op′ĭ-dē″)
[Gr. chlōros, green, yellow, pale green + Gr. ōps, eye + -idae]
A family of small flies with the genera Hippelates (eye gnats, eye flies) and Siphunculina (tropical eye flies). They are attracted to eyes and open sores and spread conjunctivitis and yaws.
SYN: SEE: Oscinidae
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Chloropidae." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773824/0/Chloropidae.
Chloropidae. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773824/0/Chloropidae. Accessed April 25, 2024.
Chloropidae. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773824/0/Chloropidae
Chloropidae [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 April 25]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773824/0/Chloropidae.
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