0 the use of living creatures, especially maggots (= creatures like very small worms that develop into flies), to carry out medical processes such as cleaning an infected injury:
The use of maggots and other creepy-crawlies - now known as biosurgery - has strong arguments in its favour.
Principal areas of focus for R&D include plasma-based therapeutics, vaccines, and biosurgery.
Kupros Biosurgery is a biotechnology company focused on the development of novel biomaterials for treating trauma.
