insect injury
1insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… …
2Insect indicators of abuse or neglect — Entomological evidence is legal evidence in the form of insects or related artifacts and is a field of study in forensic entomology. Such evidence is used particularly in medicolegal and medicocriminal applications. Insect evidence is customarily …
3insect bite — noun a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect s stinger into skin • Syn: ↑sting, ↑bite • Derivationally related forms: ↑bite (for: ↑bite), ↑sting (for: ↑ …
4Head injury — Classification and external resources ICD 10 S00.0S09 ICD 9 …
5economic injury level — noun the level of crop infestation at which there is a cost benefit in spraying insect pests …
6plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… …
7vegetable farming — Introduction growing of vegetable crops, primarily for use as human food. The term vegetable in its broadest sense refers to any kind of plant life or plant product; in the narrower sense, as used in this article, however, it refers… …
8canker — /kang keuhr/, n. 1. a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, esp. in the mouth. 2. a disease affecting horses feet, usually the soles, characterized by a foul smelling exudate. 3. a defined area of diseased tissue, esp. in woody stems. 4. something that… …
9witches'-broom — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun or witch broom : an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi, viruses, mistletoes, insect injury, or physiological disturbances called also hexenbesen, staghead * * * /wich iz broohm , broom… …
10Odonata — ▪ insect order Introduction insect order comprising the dragonflies (dragonfly) (suborder Anisoptera) and the damselflies (damselfly) (suborder Zygoptera). The adults are easily recognized by their two pairs of narrow, transparent wings, sloping …
