Etymograph

English

pseudomyiasis

pseudo- + myiasis

Formed from pseudo- + myiasis

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

Proto-Indo-European *mus- ‘a fly’

Ancient Greek μυῖα ‘fly’

English myiasis

Today it means

noun The presence of fly larvae in the body but without a true infestation, for example when larvae have been ingested with food.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pseudomyiasis”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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