Definition of Cimex lectularius

1. Noun. Bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood.

Exact synonyms: Bed Bug, Bedbug, Chinch
Generic synonyms: Bug, Hemipteran, Hemipteron, Hemipterous Insect
Group relationships: Cimex, Genus Cimex

Medical Definition of Cimex lectularius

1. Member of the family Cimicidae, with a flat, reddish-brown wingless body, prominent lateral eyes, and a three-jointed beak; it produces a characteristic pungent odour from thoracic stink glands and is an abundant pest in human abodes, especially in the tropics under poor sanitary conditions. Although the bedbug's bite produces characteristic linear groups of pruritic wheals with a central haemorrhagic punctum, human disease has not been proved to be transmitted by it, with the possible exception of hepatitis B. Synonym: bedbug. Origin: L. Cimex, bug, L. Lectulus, a bed (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cimex Lectularius

cills
CIM
Cimabue
cimar
cimarron
Cimarron River
cimars
cimbalom
cimbaloms
cimelia
cimetidine
cimetidine
cimetidines
Cimex
Cimex lectularius
Cimex lectularius
cimices
Cimicidae
Cimicifuga
Cimicifuga americana
Cimicifuga foetida
Cimicifuga racemosa
cimicosis
cimier
cimiers
ciminite
ciminites
Cimino
Cimmerian
cimolite

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