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HAM
(redirected from ham beetle)

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ham, hams
the musculature of the upper thigh; common usage implies the cured upper thigh of a full-grown pig.

ham beetle
the 0.5 inch long larvae of the beetle which infest hams. Called also Dermestes lardarius.
ham curing
ham fly
the larvae or skippers, because of their habit of leaping long distances, of the fly Piophila casei which invade cured ham.

HAM
HTLV-I-associated myelopathy. See Tropical spastic paraparesis.


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