Medical term:
Ornithodoros
Ornithodoros
[or″nĭ-thod´o-ros]a genus of soft-bodied ticks, many species of which are reservoirs and vectors of the spirochetes (Borrelia) of relapsing fevers.
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Ornithodoros
(ōr'ni-thod'ŏ-rŭs),A genus of soft ticks (family Argasidae), several species of which are vectors of pathogens of various relapsing fevers. They are characterized by a capitulum hidden below the hood and by disks and mamillae of the integument that are continuous from dorsal to ventral surfaces in a variety of patterns.
[G. ornis (ornith-), bird, + doros, a leather bag]
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Or·ni·thod·o·ros
(ōr-ni-thod'ŏ-rŏs)A genus of soft ticks, several species of which are vectors of pathogens of various relapsing fevers.
[G. ornis (ornith-), bird, + doros, a leather bag]
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