demodex

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of the genus Demodex of mites.
    — The growing interest in demodex over the past 20 years has expanded our understanding of this tick and its pathogenetic role. […] In addition, the number of demodexes in children is generally lower than in adult patients, presumably due to the relatively shorter period of infection.

词形变化

demodexes plural demodices plural

词源

Borrowed from translingual Demodex, from Ancient Greek δημός (dēmós, “fat”, noun) + δήξ (dḗx, “worm in wood”).
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