Medical term:
phoresis
pho·re·sis
(fō-rē'sis), Do not confuse this word with pheresis.1. Synonym(s): electrophoresis
2. A biologic association in which one organism is transported by another, as in the attachment of the eggs of Dermatobia hominis, a human and cattle botfly, to the legs of a mosquito, which transports them to the human, cattle, or other host in which the botfly larvae can develop. Synonym(s): epizoic commensalism, phoresy
[G. phorēsis, a being borne]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
pho·re·sis
(fŏr-ē'sis)1. Synonym(s): electrophoresis.
2. A biologic association in which one organism is transported by another.
[G. phorēsis, a being borne]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
pho·re·sis
(fŏr-ē'sis)1. Synonym(s): electrophoresis.
2. A biologic association in which one organism is transported by another.
[G. phorēsis, a being borne]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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