Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

Der·ma·toph·a·goi·des pter·o·nys·si·nus

(der'mă-tof-ă-goy'dēz tĕr-ō-ni-sī'nŭs), A common species of cosmopolitan mites found in house dust and a common contributory cause of atopic asthma. [dermato- + G. phagō, to eat; ptero- + G. nyssō, to prick, stab]

Der·ma·toph·a·goi·des pter·o·nys·si·nus

(dĕr'mă-tof-ă-goy'dēz ter-ō-ni-sī'nŭs) A species of mites found in house dust and a common cause of atopic asthma. [dermato- + G. phagō, to eat; ptero- + G. nyssō, to prick, stab]