Medical Dictionary

Siphunculina

noun Si·phun·cu·li·na \(ˌ)sī-ˌfəŋ-kyə-ˈlē-nə\

Medical Definition of SIPHUNCULINA

:  a genus of dipteran flies of the family Chloropidae that includes an eye gnat (S. funicola) responsible for spreading conjunctivitis in southeastern Asia

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