Medical Dictionary

Dermatophagoides

noun Der·ma·toph·a·goi·des \ˌdər-mə-ˌtäf-ə-ˈgi-(ˌ)dēz\

Medical Definition of DERMATOPHAGOIDES

:  a genus of mites (family Pyroglyphidae) including several that scavenge shed flakes of human skin and dander and cause allergy—see house-dust mite

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