Medical Definition of Meloe

1. A genus of beetles without wings, but having short oval elytra; the oil beetles. These beetles are sometimes used instead of cantharides for raising blisters. See Oil beetle, under Oil. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. To probe a wound. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Meloe

melodramatic
melodramatically
melodramatics
melodramatise
melodramatised
melodramatises
melodramatising
melodramatist
melodramatists
melodramatize
melodramatized
melodramatizes
melodramatizing
melody
melody pipe
meloe (current term)
Melogale
melograph
meloid
Meloidae
meloids
Melolontha
Melolontha melolontha
Melolonthidae
melolonthidian
melolonthid beetle
melomania
melomelia
melon
melon

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