Definition of Haematobia

1. Noun. European genus of bloodsucking flies.

Exact synonyms: Genus Haematobia
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Diptera, Order Diptera
Member holonyms: Haematobia Irritans, Horn Fly

Medical Definition of Haematobia

1. Genus of flies of the family Muscidae. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haematobia

Haeckel's law
Haeckelian
Haeke
Haemadipsa ceylonica
Haemamoeba
Haemanthus
Haemanthus coccineus
Haemaphysalis
Haemaphysalis chordeilis
Haemaphysalis cinnabarina
Haemaphysalis cinnabarina punctata
Haemaphysalis concinna
Haemaphysalis leachi
Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris
Haemaphysalis spinigera
Haematobia
Haematobia irritans
Haematopinus
Haematopodidae
Haematopus
Haematoxylum
Haematoxylum campechianum
Haemichorda
Haemichordata
Haemobartonella
Haemobartonella felis
Haemobartonella muris
Haemococcidium
Haemodipsus ventricosus
Haemodoraceae

Literary usage of Haematobia

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

1. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"... haematobia.t—J. Chatin states that the ovum is regularly oval, and has a kind of apical tubercle at one pole, a character which is extremely rare among ..."

2. The Prophylaxis and Treatment of Internal Disease: Designed for the Use of by Frederick Forchheimer (1910)
"... (Bilharzia haematobia) PROPHYLAXIS.—The life history of this fluke is not understood, but there are some practical recommendations made for prophylaxis ..."

3. Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal (1887)
"... the example of the head, and so the lower shell, the plastron, must be removed piecemeal." Bilharzia haematobia.—Dr. WK Hatch, second surgeon to the ..."

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