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Meaning of maggot therapy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Madentherapie
Español terapia larval
Suomi toukkahoito toukkaterapia
Français asticothérapie
Português terapia larval
Русский личинкотерапи́я

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

maggotiness maggotorium maggotry Maggots Maggoty maggoty-pie

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