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Definition of Cimex lectularius

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

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

Literary usage of Cimex lectularius

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Practical treatise on diseases of the skin, for the use of students and by James Nevins Hyde (1883)
"The disorder is said to be at times epidemic in the vicinity of aviaries and pigeon-cotes, but is always of trifling severity. cimex lectularius ..."

2. A Practical treatise on diseases of the skin for the use of students and by Oliver Samuel Ormsby (1921)
"Should there be a dermatitis, this is to be treated according to its degree, as suggested in the section devoted to eczema. cimex lectularius. Synonyms. ..."

3. A Compend of diseases of the skin by Jay Frank Schamberg (1900)
"In individuals with sensitive skin a wheal develops. Treatment.—Lotions of ammonia, thymol or carbolic acid. cimex lectularius. Synonym. ..."

4. A Practical Treatise on Diseases of the Skin by Louis Adolphus Duhring (1881)
"It is here that the difficulty at times arises in relieving certain cases, circumstances not permitting of the treatment. cimex lectularius ..."

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