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maggot therapy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of biotherapy in which live, disinfected maggots are introduced into the wound of a human or animal to clean out the necrotic tissue therein.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 蛆蟲療法 /蛆虫疗法 (qūchóng liáofǎ) — type of biotherapy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蛆療法 /蛆疗法 (qūliáofǎ) — type of biotherapy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蛆療 /蛆疗 (qūliáo) — type of biotherapy
  • Finnish: toukkahoito — type of biotherapy
  • Finnish: toukkaterapia — type of biotherapy
  • French: asticothérapie — type of biotherapy
  • German: Madentherapie — type of biotherapy
  • Polish: larwoterapia — type of biotherapy
  • Portuguese: terapia larval — type of biotherapy
  • Russian: личинкотерапи́я (ličinkoterapíja) — type of biotherapy
  • Spanish: terapia larval — type of biotherapy