warbles
war·bles (worґbəlz) 1. larvae of the flies Hypoderma bovis and H. lineatum. 2. cysts containing these larvae, especially on the backs of cattle near the spinal canal. 3. infection of cattle by these larvae, a type of larva migrans seen around the world in the Northern Hemisphere. Symptoms include damage to the hide, periesophagitis, sometimes anaphylaxis, and, if the larvae invade the nervous system, partial paralysis; serious cases may prove fatal. Called also ox w.
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