Apis mellifera

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Noun

Apis mellifera - social bee often domesticated for the honey it produceshoneybeebee - any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary speciesApis, genus Apis - type genus of the Apidae: honeybeesAfricanized bee, Africanized honey bee, Apis mellifera adansonii, Apis mellifera scutellata, killer bee - a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texasblack bee, German bee - dark-colored ill-tempered honeybee supposedly of German originCarniolan bee - greyish highly productive European honeybee that has a quiet dispositionItalian bee - yellowish honeybee resembling the Carniolan bee in its habits

Apis mellifera

Emergency medicine
Bees are a major cause of life-threatening anaphylaxis in sensitised individuals.

Clinical findings
Fever, chills, lightheadedness, hives, joint and muscle pain, bronchial constriction, shortness of breath, hypotension, pulmonary oedema, shock, death.
Homeopathy
Honeybee—A major homeopathic remedy obtained from bees, which is used to treat bee stings and other insect bites, oedema, and other causes of burning and swelling, including cystitis, allergies and sore throat. Apis is also used to treat arthritis, mumps, peritonitis and pleuritis.

Apis mellifera

Honeybee Immunology A major cause of life-threatening anaphylaxis in sensitized individuals Clinical Fever, chills, light-headedness, hives, joint and muscle pain, bronchial constriction, SOB, hypotension, pulmonary edema, shock, and possibly, death. See Hymenopteran.

Apis mellifera

Related to Apis mellifera: Honey bee

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Synonyms for Apis mellifera

noun social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces

Synonyms

honeybee

Related Words

bee
Apis
genus Apis
Africanized bee
Africanized honey bee
Apis mellifera adansonii
Apis mellifera scutellata
killer bee
black bee
German bee
Carniolan bee
Italian bee