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larval therapy
noun
- the use of maggots that feed on dead tissue to assist in the healing of serious wounds. An ancient practice, it has been revived in rare cases in which healing is hampered by the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics
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鈥淢aggot therapy鈥 sounds bad, of course, so the term 鈥渓arval therapy鈥 was suggested.
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