Medical Definition of Hippelates

1. The eye gnats, a genus of flies in the family Chloropidae (fruit flies) that are attracted to the body secretions and fluids of animals and man, particularly those in the eyes. Hippelates is suspected of transmitting certain types of conjunctivitis (such as pinkeye), bovine mastitis, and yaws (frambesia tropica). Origin: G. Hippelates, driver of horses (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hippelates

hipline
hiplines
hiply
hipness
hipnesses
hipparch
hipparchs
Hipparchus
hipparion
hippe
hippeastrum
Hippeastrum puniceum
hipped
Hippel
hippel-lindau disease
Hippelates (current term)
hippen
hippens
hipper
hippest
hippic
hippie
hippiedom
hippiedoms
hippieish
hippieness
hippienesses
hippier
hippies
hippiest

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