See Also: Nosopsyllus(medicine)

Allah (iou) and Nosopsyllus (medicine)


Allah (iou)



Allah noun. L16.
[Arab. 'allah prob. contr. of al-'ilah the god, from al AL-2 + 'ilah god.]
The name of God among Arabs and Muslims.

Nosopsyllus (medicine)


Nosopsyllus


A flea genus commonly found on rodents. Nosopsyllus fasciatus, the northern rat flea, is a species that infrequently transmits the plague bacillus to humans.

Origin: noso-+ G. Psylla, flea