bed bug
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bed bug
Drug slangRegional slang for fellow drug addict.
Public health
A small haematophagous (blood-sucking) arthropod.
Clinical findings
Pruritus and, in sensitive individuals, urticaria, vesiculobullous lesions, arthalgia, asthmatiform symptoms.
Types
• Cosmopolitan—Cimex lectularius.
• Tropical—Cimex hemipterus.
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