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Medical Definition of Carpoglyptus
1. A genus of mites including Carpoglyptus passularum, the fruit mite, which causes a dermatitis among handlers of dried fruit. Origin: G. Karpos, fruit, + glypho,, to carve (05 Mar 2000)
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1. A genus of mites including Carpoglyptus passularum, the fruit mite, which causes a dermatitis among handlers of dried fruit. Origin: G. Karpos, fruit, + glypho,, to carve (05 Mar 2000)