An animal in the class Arachnida and Insecta, among others, capable of producing disease in humans. An example of a disease produced by an is scabies.
Any member of a large group of animals that possess a hard external skeleton and jointed legs and other appendages. Many arthropods are of medical importance, e.g. mites, ticks, and insects.
A member of the phylum Arthropoda.
An organism, such as an insect or other invertebrate, characterized by the absence of a backbone and possessing an external skeleton (exoskeleton), a segmented body, and appendages with joints.